Lamarcks Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes lamarckii
Features: Single small spine on edge of carapace behind eye; claws lack hair, but are marked with short, striated lines; arm of claw has three broad teeth on front edge. To 17 mm in carapace width. Several similar species.
Notes: Under rocks and rubble on reefs; intertidal and shallow subtidal zones. Eastern Australia; also Indo-West Pacific.
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