Paguristes frontalis, Kangaroo Isand, SA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Paguristes frontalis, Cape Barren Island, TAS, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Large, moderately common hermit crab, distinguished from others by its size, lack of hairs, enlarged left claw and tubercles of different size on the fingers of the right cheliped. Animals living in southeastern Australia are a bright orange-red, while those in the southwest tend to be purple-brown.
Information
Max Size: 8 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 11.6-22.8°C
Depth: 0-8m
Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (33% 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 (3 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
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