SPRAY CRABS
PLAGUSIIDAE
Tidal Spray Crab
Plagusia depressa
Size
Carapace up to 2.5cm wide. 

Description
:
Dorso-ventrally flattened, with long walking legs. Colour generally olive/ blue-grey, with brown to
black tubercles. Red to purplish highlights and bands on legs. Short claw arms (chelae).

Ecology
Inhabits rocky shorelines and tidepools, feeding on algae scraped from rocks.


    Ecological Descriptors
Habitat Size (cm) Diet Behaviour Sex 
R, SupLit 2.5
(carapace)
Veg I F
Tidal Spray Crab
Tidal Spray Crab
Tidal Spray Crab
414
415
416