---
title: "East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab"
description: "Grapsus adscensionis — Outros animais. The West African lightfoot crab, Grapsus adscensionis, is a species of rocky shore crab found along the coast of the eastern Atlantic Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/east-atlantic-sally-lightfoot-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab

> Grapsus adscensionis — Outros animais. The West African lightfoot crab, Grapsus adscensionis, is a species of rocky shore crab found along the coast of the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Grapsus adscensionis*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 5356
- Wikidata: [Q13647516](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13647516)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67578](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67578)

## Names

- en: East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
- es: Cangrejo Moro
- fr: Grapse atlantique

## Countries with the most observations

ES (3206), PT (1701), CV (60), SH (40), ST (39), SN (21), AO (14), GA (12), GH (12), AC (8), CM (6), MA (6)

## Summary

The West African lightfoot crab, Grapsus adscensionis, is a species of rocky shore crab found along the coast of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is also known as the east Atlantic Sally lightfoot crab.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapsus_adscensionis

## Photo

![East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/east-atlantic-sally-lightfoot-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175613494

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/east-atlantic-sally-lightfoot-crab?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).