Pachygrapsus socius Pacific Mottled Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus socius is commonly referred to as Pacific Mottled Shore Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Pachygrapsus socius,Puntarenas, Costa Rica 2023

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lexID:: 17083
AphiaID:: 444468

Scientific:: Pachygrapsus socius
German:: Pazifische Felsenkrabbe
English:: Pacific Mottled Shore Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Grapsidae (Family) > Pachygrapsus (Genus) > socius (Species)
Initial determination:: Stimpson, 1871

Occurrence:: Costa Rica, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), Panama
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: up to 0.79" (2 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, omnivore
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown