Common name of Pachygrapsus fakaravensis
 
Common Name Polynesian graspid crab
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Hawaii
Locality
Ref. Meadows, D.W. and A. Kane, 2006
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st Modifier mod. for affinity
2nd Modifier locality/area
Remarks 'crab' from Old English 'ceorfan', i.e., 'to curve'; 'graspid', from 'Graspidae', i.e., marsh crabs, shore crabs, and talon crabs.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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