Classification:

• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Arthropoda

• Class: Malacostraca

• Order: Decapoda

• Suborder: Pleoocyemata

• Infraorder: Brachyura

• Family: Grapsidae

• Subfamily: Grapsinae

• Genus: Pachygrapsus

• Species: P. transversus

Common Names

• Mottled shore crab

miniBIOTA

• Biome: marine coastal

• Introduced: 14 Jul 2024

• Found: Jetties near Sebastian Inlet, Florida

• Estimated population: 2 as of 9 Dec 2024, both are female

• Breeding: no male present. Unfertilized eggs produced regularly. Frequency hasn’t yet been established.

• Known Diet: algae, detritus, small invertebrates

• Behavior: Found on the rocky intertidal zone , Scavenges throughout the day on rocks and on the sea grass. The two crabs usually avoid each other.