Ozius truncatus

"Black finger crab" redirects here. For the North American crab, see black-fingered mud crab.

Ozius truncatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Family:	Oziidae
Genus:	Ozius
Species:	O. truncatus
Binomial name
Ozius truncatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834

Ozius truncatus, or the black finger crab or reef crab, is a crab of the family Menippidae, endemic to south eastern Australia and the North Island of New Zealand.

References

• Miller M & Batt G, Reef and Beach Life of New Zealand, William Collins (New Zealand) Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1973
• FaunaNet

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