Pseudograpsus setosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Varunidae
Genus:
Pseudograpsus
Species:
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 2 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" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
  2. 1 2 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


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