Guinusia chabrus

Guinusia chabrus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Plagusiidae
Genus: Guinusia
Species:
G. chabrus
Binomial name
Guinusia chabrus
Synonyms
  • Cancer chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cancer velutinus Linnaeus, 1764
  • Grapsus capensis De Haan, 1835
  • Plagusia capensis (De Haan, 1835)
  • Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Plagusia tomentosus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
  • Plagusia spinosa MacLeay, 1838
  • Plagusia gaimardi H. Milne-Edwards, 1853

The red rock crab (Guinusia chabrus) is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Plagusiidae. It is found in the southern Indian and southern Pacific Oceans, including South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Chile.