Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Red crab - Dilocarcinus pagei


Order Decapoda
Family Trichodactylidae
Red crab
23-11-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Red crab
23-11-13 © J. Simón Tagtachian
A dead individual found at the coast. This crab lives in shallow waters with abundant aquatic vegetation and shelters to protect from predators. It is omnivorous. Its diet comprises animal prey, plants and carrion. Its predator spectrum is also wide: fish, birds, amphibians and mammals.