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Rocky Intertidal Species Southern California

List of common species in the rocky shores of Southern California

Striped Shore Crab 1
Pachygrapsus crassipes
California Spiny Lobster 2
Panulirus interruptus
Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta
Blueband Hermit Crab 3
Pagurus samuelis
Nine-tooth Pebble Crab 4
Cycloxanthops novemdentatus
Petrolisthes sanfelipensis 4
Painted Fiddler Crab 5
Uca coloradensis
Red Rock Shrimp 6
Lysmata californica
Hairy Hermit Crab 7
Pagurus hirsutiusculus

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