Sally Lightfoot Crab

Sally Lightfoot Crab
Name: Sally Lightfoot Crab
Scientific Name: Grapsus grapsus
Family: Shore Crabs
Taxonomic: Grapsidae
ID Group: Crabs
Size: up to 8 in.
Depth Range: Shorelines, Tidal pools (0 – 2 ft.)
Sightings: Seen often

This Crab is bright red and covered with stripes and spots. It has broad, flat legs that may have yellowish or orange bands.

The Sally Lightfoot Crab lives along rocky shorelines.