Crustaceans
Conical Spider Crab
Xenocarcinus conicus
Also known as: Arrowhead Crab, Black Coral Crab, Brachyura Crab, Conical Crab, Gorgonian Spider Crab, Soft Coral Crab, True Crab, Xeno Crab
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Arrowhead Crab
- Black Coral Crab
- Brachyura Crab
- Conical Crab
- Gorgonian Spider Crab
- Soft Coral Crab
- True Crab
- Xeno Crab
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Overview
Found mimicking the coral it lives with over coral and rocky reefs. They live in association with black corals, gorgonians, and hydroids.
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.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Central Pacific
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LIVES IN
Found mimicking the coral it lives with over coral and rocky reefs.
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Adult photos 1
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyEpialtidae
- genusXenocarcinus
- speciesXenocarcinus conicus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865)
SourcesWoRMS
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More in the family
Crabs (Epialtidae)
