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Leucosiid crab

Leucosia sp.

Photo by Alan Cajes
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Field Notes

Description:

Crab species with soft skin

Habitat:

Coastal

Species ID Suggestions

Leucosiid crab (possible common name of 'pebble' crab?)

Leucosia sp. (possibly L. craniolaris, or L. rubripalma)

Reference Link
Neil Ross
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Comments (6)
SarahWhitt
WOW!! This guy is REALLY NICE!! I read this about them: "Their tendency to cut fishing lines and steal bait from hooks makes these despised by fishers" haha!!
Neil Ross
No problemo, Alan. It's a good place to start. I'm confident with the genus, but the actual species may take a bit of work.
Alan Cajes
Muchas gracias Neil Ross. Will look into this.
Neil Ross
That is the weirdest looking thing. An amazing spotting, Alan.

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Philippine Biodiversity
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2019

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