Hemigrapsus sexdentatus, also called the “common rock crab” or “common shore crab,” is a marine crab indigenous to the southern shores of New Zealand. This crab is a member of the Varunidae family in the order Decapoda.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Rock Crab being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cyclograpsus granulosus
- Leptograpsodes octodentatus
- Hemigrapsus nudus
- Cyclograpsus lavauxi
- Paragrapsus laevis
- Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Varunidae
- Genus
- Hemigrapsus
- Species
- Hemigrapsus sexdentatus
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