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Field Notes

Description:

Little decorator crab, spotted at 10 meters depth in the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Habitat:

Rocky bottom.

Species ID Suggestions

Graceful Decorator Crab

Oregonia gracilis
Gerardo Aizpuru
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Comments (3)
FrancescoRicciardi
Thanks for your comments! O. gracilis is not present in waters around Sulawesi, apparently prefers colder waters... Can be maybe other species of the same genus...
Ava T-B
Welcome to Project Noah. What a cool first spotting!

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PublishedDecember 31, 2011

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