Main Ref. | Hines, A.H., 1991 |
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Remarks | Most common on protected outer coast (Ref. 121884) but also found offshore (Refs. 67209, 121894). It is found on rocky and soft bottoms from the very low intertidal to a depth of 30 meters (Ref. 865). Also occurs in lower tide pools and subtidally to 90 m (Ref. 121884). Often buried in sand (Refs. 116614, 121884) and found under rocks (Ref. 116614). Also found in bays and estuaries (Ref. 121888). Scavenger and predator (Ref. 116614). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: mobile; endofauna (infauna); Soft Bottom: sand; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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Substrate Ref. | Carroll, J.C., 1982 |
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Ref. | Rudy Jr., P. and L.H. Rudy, 2013 |
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Associated with | iphitimid polychaetes (Ref. 116614). |
Association remarks | Polychaetes found in the crab's branchial cavities (Ref. 116614). |
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Feeding habit | variable |
Feeding habit Ref. | Rudy Jr., P. and L.H. Rudy, 2013 |
Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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