Stats

Lifespan

Up to 5 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Rocky intertidal zone

Range

North America

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

A flat, squarish crab found along rocky Pacific coastlines, named for the bold olive-green stripes across its carapace. It can tolerate air exposure for hours and is often spotted darting sideways between tidepools at surprising speed.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   juvenile

   A juvenile crustacean takes adult form after its larval phase, growing in stages between molts.
2. 2.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size and full hard shell.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Decapoda

Family

Grapsidae

Genus

Pachygrapsus

Species

Pachygrapsus crassipes