Pagurus sinuatus

Hairy pink hermit crab
Pagurus sinuatus
Pagurus sinuatus, Bermagui, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Pagurus sinuatus
Pagurus sinuatus, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pagurus sinuatus
Pagurus sinuatus, Bermagui, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
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Pagurus sinuatus
Pagurus sinuatus
Pagurus sinuatus

Distribution

Temperate Australasia


Description

Hairy claws and walking legs mottled red-brown, yellow and white. As with other members of the family, the right claw is much larger than the left. This species is very common in sheltered bays and near the mouths of estuaries in Western Australia and New South Wales.


Information

Max Size: 6 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 15.1-24.4°C

Depth: 0-20m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (7.0% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (4 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney