Species Type:
Invertebrates
Common Name(s):
Sheep crab
Size:
The sheep crab's carapace, or body section, can grow up to 9.6 inches (24.4 centimeters) wide.
Diet:
A sheep crab's diet consists of living and deceased bottom dwelling organisms like shrimp, worms and clams.
Range & Habitat:
Sheep crabs often inhabit reefs and pilings in Pacific waters from Point Reyes, California, to Baja California, Mexico.
Details:
Sheep crabs have reddish, bumpy bodies with light blue highlights on the claws, legs and facial horns. As they grow, they molt (shed) their hard covering, the “exoskeleton,” and regrow a bigger one.