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Pachygrapsus marmoratus, also known as the marbled crab, is a species in the family Grapsidae, the marsh crabs. The species is found in southern Europe and northern Africa, in the waters of the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a dark violet-brown crab, with yellow marbling, and with a body up to 36 millimetres (1.4 inches) long. A semiaquatic omnivore, it feeds on algae and various animals including mussels and limpets. This P. marmoratus crab was photographed near the shore of Butrint Lagoon in Butrint National Park, southern Albania, near the coast of the Ionian Sea. The picture has been focus-stacked from 12 separate images. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp Recently featured: Bennu Tihar Crescent-faced antpitta Archive More featured pictures

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