Description

Also known as Island Hermit, Left-handed Hermit Crab, White Speckled Hermit Crab.

Found both day and night, living inside abandoned mollusc shells, which they change periodically, over rubble and sandy areas of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed on fish, invertebrates and each other!
Length - 13cm
Depth - 1-40m
Widespread Western Atlantic, Caribbean

Anomura crabs are considered false crabs, they have a longer abdomen and the back legs are modified or reduced so hardly noticeable.
These crabs include the hermit crabs and squat lobsters.
Many thousands of species live worldwide in sea water, fresh water and on land.
Hermit crabs change their shells regularly but only when they find a larger and newer shell to feel safe in! Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paguristes_puncticeps