Crab ID

ryanaperez · Sep 5, 2023

I just scavenged near a local beach for this fella thinking it was an emerald crab. Any idea what type of crab this is and if they are reef safe?

Uncle99 · Sep 5, 2023

No crab safe in the confines of a glass box.
If you keep expensive stuff, beware of the risks.
He looks like trouble.

ISpeakForTheSeas · Sep 6, 2023

Looks like it may be a Grapsid/Shore Crab (taxonomic family Grapsidae) of some kind, possibly a Pachygrapsus sp., though I don't know for sure. That said, I agree that it's probably not reef-safe.

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