Animal
Crabs
Animal Name
Metopograpsus frontalis (Miers)
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Crustacea
Order
Decapoda
Family
Grapsidae

Characteristic Features

-Propodus of first ambulatory legs with a narrow tomentum area near
ventral border on dorsal surface.

-Propodus of last legs with a row of hairs on anterior border. Chitinous
process of first pleopod of male with median concavity distally.

-Carapace length: (M) 15.5-20 mm, (F) 13.3 mm; breath: (M) 20.6-26 mm,
(F) 18 mm

Ecology
Habitat
Among stones or peddles
Distribution
Locations
Tai Tam (Hard Shores), Sam Pui Chau (Hard Shores),
Sai Keng