The thukuhar shore-crab (Metopograpsus thukuhar), also known as alamihi crab,[2] is a species of crab that lives in mangroves all over from Africa to Fiji.

A mangrove inhabitant, it is found all over mangrove forests of Hawaii, Madagascar, Mauritius, Sumatra, Japan, Taiwan, China, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Australia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Fiji.

Carapace and legs brownish-yellow or brownish red in color along with mottling.

It is an omnivore feeds both on water plants, mangrove associates and animal carcasses.

It is not a burrowing crab species, only live around lower trunk regions and roots.