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Article Nº 0796 Marine invertebrate Vol. I · p. 475

Caranguejo Judeu (Grapsus webbi)

A shore crab common on coastal rocks, not usually eaten but crushed as fishing bait; also called cabra.

A decapod crustacean of the family Grapsidae, common on certain rocks along the coast. It is not usually eaten, although it has a pleasant taste, but once crushed or chewed it is used as groundbait for catching certain fish.

It is also called cabra.

On the sheet C

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