Cryptolithodes sitchensis   (Turtle Crab)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2223)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	John Brown's Beach, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Lowest intertidal and subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 25, 2007
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Photo ID #	2223
Comments	An extremely variable species. Despite their often bright coloration, these crabs are practically invisible on the mottled substrate where they occur. Photo taken with Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in shallow aquarium.