Biology:Pseudograpsus setosus

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Short description: Species of crab


Pseudograpsus setosus
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P. setosus
Binomial name
Pseudograpsus setosus
(Fabricius, 1798) [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Alpheus setosus Weber, 1795
  • Cancer setosus Fabricius, 1798
  • Grapsus penicilliger Latreille, 1817
  • Pseudograpsus brabatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1853

Pseudograpsus setosus (Spanish: jaiba peluda) is a species of edible crab endemic to the coasts of Chile , Ecuador and Peru; it is a benthic predator that lives in the subtidal and intertidal zones in temperate waters from sea levels down to depths of 45 metres (150 ft).[2] Its diet consists of clams, picorocos and other crabs. Its geographic distribution ranges from the equator in Ecuador to the Taitao Peninsula at 47° S.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot; Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 17: 1–286. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/biblio/s17/s17rbz.pdf. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Carolina J. Zagal and Consuelo Hermosilla C. (2007). Guía de Invertebrados marinos del sur de Chile, Editorial Fantástico Sur, Punta Arenas, Chile ISBN:978-956-8007-19-5

Wikidata ☰ Q7254829 entry