Pacific Rock Crab

Common Name: Pacific Rock Crab

Scientific Name: Romaleon antennarium

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family: Animalia, Arthropoda, Malacostraca, Decapoda, Cancridae

Diet: Limpets and other tidepools creatures

Habitat: Crevices, tidepools and buried in sand, low tide zones

Range: Oregon to Mexico

Identification: Lavender-red carapace, red spots underneath, black tipped claws, hairy legs and a lot of hair on body as juveniles

Reproduction: Eggs develop underneath the female’s abdomen, eggs from November to January

Behavior: Sheds old skin between 5-18 months depending on size of individual

Predators: Bottom dwelling fish