page_title: Munida gregaria
hierarchical_section_title: Munida gregaria
caption_attribution_description: English: A small section of very large shoals or swarms of Munida gregaria in coastal waters at Diamond Harbour, Lyttleton New Zealand. The total number of individuals visible probably exceeded one million.
context_page_description: Munida gregaria is a species of squat lobster found along the eastern seaboard of the South Island of New Zealand, around the southern coast of Tasmania and in a few locations around southern Tierra del Fuego. Its specific epithet derives from its behaviour in the immature phase to form very large shoals or swarms of many tens of thousands of individuals in shallow coastal waters. This can result in mass strandings.
context_section_description: Munida gregaria is a species of squat lobster found along the eastern seaboard of the South Island of New Zealand, around the southern coast of Tasmania and in a few locations around southern Tierra del Fuego. Its specific epithet (gregaria) derives from its behaviour in the immature phase to form very large shoals or swarms of many tens of thousands of individuals in shallow coastal waters. This can result in mass strandings.
caption: Shoal of Munida gregaria at Diamond Harbour, New Zealand
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