Sally Lightfoot Crab

	Sally Lightfoot Crab Sally Lightfoot may refer to: ''Grapsus grapsus ''Grapsus grapsus'' is one of the most common crabs along the western coast of the Americas. It is known as the red rock crab, or, along with crabs such as '' Percnon gibbesi'', as the Sally Lightfoot crab. Distribution ''Grapsus grapsus'' is f ...'', a semi-terrestrial crab species from South America '' Percnon gibbesi'', a marine crab species found in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, and in the Mediterranean Sea {{disambiguation Animal common name disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Grapsus Grapsus ''Grapsus grapsus'' is one of the most common crabs along the western coast of the Americas. It is known as the red rock crab, or, along with crabs such as ''Percnon gibbesi'', as the Sally Lightfoot crab. Distribution ''Grapsus grapsus'' is found along the Pacific coast of Mexico, Central America, and South America (as far south as northern Peru), and on nearby islands, including the Galápagos Islands. It is also found along the Atlantic coast of South America, but is replaced in the eastern Atlantic Ocean ( Ascension Island and West Africa) by its congener ''Grapsus adscensionis''. Description ''Grapsus grapsus'' is a typically shaped crab, with five pairs of legs, the front two bearing small, blocky, symmetrical chelae (claws). The other legs are broad and flat, with only the tips touching the substrate. The crab's round, flat carapace is slightly longer than . Young ''G. grapsus'' are black or dark brown in colour and are camouflaged well on the black lava coasts of vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Percnon Gibbesi ''Percnon gibbesi'' is a species of crab. It is one of at least two species commonly called "Sally Lightfoot" (the other being the semi-terrestrial ''Grapsus grapsus'' from the Pacific coast of the Americas), and is also referred to as the ''nimble spray crab'' or ''urchin crab''. It has been described as "the most invasive decapod species to enter the Mediterranean". Description Adults have a carapace wide, and legs with yellow rings at the joints. Each of the five pairs of walking legs has a row of spines along the leading edge. Females carrying eggs have been caught off West Africa between February and April and August; the larvae which hatch from them are planktonic and long-lived, which may contribute to the species' invasiveness. Taxonomy The genus '' Percnon'' is currently "doubtfully placed" in the family Plagusiidae, and it has also been included in the family Grapsidae. Distribution ''P. gibbesi'' is one of the most widespread grapsid crabs, being found on both si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]