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Gorgonian Spider Crab

Xenocarcinus conicus

Photo by AlbertKang
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small sized crab, around 2cm in size.

Habitat:

Lives exclusively on the Gorgonial fan coral, which it camouflages very well to.

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Comments (12)

Thanks, @sunnyjosef. Yes, it can be very difficult to find them, but usually, if you are familiar with them, and you know the host coral, then you have a chance to find them. Also, they tend to live most of their life in the same host coral unless disturbed frequently.
Excellent spotting Albert... It must have been very difficult to find this crab amongst the coral.. Well camouflaged indeed!!
Thanks, @franco2 :) if you look closely, you will notice they have red eyes too
Yes, @Maria, that's why they lives exclusively on the same Gorgonian coral. Thanks, @Reza and @Nayeli :) Thanks too, @Gilma :), will reply to your e-mail later.

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