New Zealand sentinel crab

The stalk-eyed mud crab (Macrophthalmus hirtipes) is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Macrophthalmidae, endemic to New Zealand including Campbell Island. It grows to around 30 millimetres (1.2 in) shell width.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of New Zealand sentinel 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

• Macrophthalmus convexus
• Austrohelice crassa
• Macrophthalmus abbreviatus
• Metaplax longipes
• Cyrtograpsus angulatus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Varunidae

Genus

Hemiplax

Species

Hemiplax hirtipes

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