COMMON NAMES:
Yellow Shore Crab, Green Shore Crab, Hairy-legged Shore Crab.
SCIENTIFIC
NAME:
Hemigrapsus oregonensis.
DESCRIPTION:
Olive green to yellow or beige carapace and legs. Claws paler or white with
no spots. Legs hairy.
RANGE:
North Pacific. Resurrection Bay in Alaska to Baja.
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