Sally Lightfoot Crab, Grapsus grapsus: Several crabs are commonly referred to as "Sally Lightfoots." The "Sally Lightfoot Crabs" pictured herein are abundant in the Los Cabos area of Baja California Sur, Mexico.Most reports of "Sally Lightfoot Crabs" along all the coasts of Baja California Sur probably refer to Grapsus grapsus, (which is translated from Greek as Crab Crab) and is most abundant and most photographed in its native habitat, the Galapagos Islands. These crabs found at Baja California Sur at Los Cabos actually more resemble another crab called "Sally Lightfoot," the Nimble Spray Crab, Percnon gibbesi, which is found predominantly in the Caribbean and other tropic waters around the world.

Sally Lightfoot Crab is the close relative of the Nimble Spray Crab, the Flat Rock Crab, Percnon plasissimum, which only reaches a size of one inch in diameter.The Sally Lightfoot Crabs comes in multiple colors, from solid red, to deep red and pale green, to almost black. Their large shells or carapace range in size from 1.5 to 4 inches. They have fingers that are spoon shaped and their claws can “bite like hell!” Sally Lightfoots are extremely agile and prefer the continual wave shock of the low splash zone of exposed outer coasts found on rugged, rocky points. They prefer a diet of algae but are opportunistic feeders if dead birds, fish or other sea life is readily available.

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