Bull Hydroid Crab
Naxioides taurus
Also known as: Bull Crab, Bull Spider Crab, Decorator Crab, Decorated Horned Crab, Decorator Horned Crab, Horned Decorator Crab, Horned Spider Crab, Long-horned Spider Crab, Soft Coral Crab, Soft Coral Spider Crab, Spider Crab, True Crab, Twin Spine Crab
- Bull Crab
- Bull Spider Crab
- Decorator Crab
- Decorated Horned Crab
- Decorator Horned Crab
- Horned Decorator Crab
- Horned Spider Crab
- Long-horned Spider Crab
- Soft Coral Crab
- Soft Coral Spider Crab
- Spider Crab
- True Crab
- Twin Spine Crab
Overview
Found near black corals and gorgonians, where they climb into the branches at night to feed, over coral and rocky reefs.
Brachyura crabs are considered true crabs, they have a short abdomen, 4 walking legs and a pair of clawed arms at the front.
Many thousands of species live worldwide in sea water, fresh water and on land.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found near black corals and gorgonians, where they climb into the branches at night to feed, over coral and rocky reefs.
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyEpialtidae
- genusNaxioides
- speciesNaxioides taurus (Pocock, 1890)
SourcesWoRMSSeaLifeBase
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