Blue swimmer crabs (Portunus armatus) are often spotted around seagrass meadows and shallow sandy inshore waters right across the Great Southern Reef.
Found in the temperate waters all along the Great Southern Reef, the Golden Decorator Crab (Naxia aurita) is a species of spider crab that uses materials from their environment as a means to hide from potential predators.
Commonly known as skeleton shrimp or ghost shrimp, caprellids are marine crustaceans known for their hairlike, cylindrical body structure that allows them to disappear against a background of fine filaments of seaweeds, other very small predatory animals and microscopic invertebrates.
Commonly known as a “crayfish” or just “crays”, Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) are a species of spiny lobster native to the Great Southern Reef and New Zealand.
Spider crabs are one of the most iconic and mysterious species of the Great Southern Reef. Learn more about Australia's spider crab aggregations and the latest scientific research being conducted to understand these incredible animals.
