Dardanus crassimanus, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Dardanus crassimanus, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Overall reddish colour, mauve eye stalks with a thin white distal band and pale purple banded leg joints. Claws and legs covered with white tipped hairs. A large, very active, species.
Information
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Vulnerable
Occurrence: Frequent (12% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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