| New Zealand Half Crab | |
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| Information | |
| Common Name | Elongated Porcelain Crab and Half Crab |
| Range | New Zealand but has also been introduced to Tasmania and Victoria, Australia. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Porcellanidae |
| Genus | Petrolisthes |
| Species | P. elongatus |
The New zealand half crab, elongated porcelain crab, or half crab, (Petrolisthes elongatus), is a species of porcelain crab native to New Zealand.
Distribution[]
The New zealand half crab is native to New Zealand but has also been introduced to Tasmania and Victoria, Australia.
Description[]
Its carapace width is up to 18 millimetres (0.71 in).