Grapsus grapsus

Grapsus grapsus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Grapsidae
Genus:	Grapsus
Species:	G. grapsus
Binomial name
	Grapsus grapsus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Cancer grapsus Linnaeus, 1758; Cancer jumpibus Swire, 1938; Grapsus altifrons Stimpson, 1860; Grapsus maculatus Milne-Edwards, 1853; Grapsus ornatus Milne-Edwards, 1853; Grapsus pictus Lamarck, 1801;

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 other crabs such as Percnon gibbesi, as the Sally Lightfoot crab.

^ ^a ^b Peter Davie (2012). "Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 21, 2012.

[WoRMS-1] Peter Davie (2012). "Grapsus grapsus (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 21, 2012.

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