Lilac Coral Crab
Trapezia cymodoce
Also known as: Blue Coral Crab, Commensal Crab, Coral Crab, Coral Guard Crab, Guard Crab, Red Coral Crab, Red-dotted Guard Crab, Trapeze Crab, True Crab, Xanthid Crab
- Blue Coral Crab
- Commensal Crab
- Coral Crab
- Coral Guard Crab
- Guard Crab
- Red Coral Crab
- Red-dotted Guard Crab
- Trapeze Crab
- True Crab
- Xanthid Crab
Overview
Found in pairs, living between the finger-like branches of Pocillopora corals, for feeding and protection, over coral and rocky reefs.
Coral Crabs are able to defend their territory from the Crown-of-Thorns Seastar!
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
- Country only · 2
Found in pairs, living between the finger-like branches of Pocillopora corals, for feeding and protection, over coral and rocky reefs.
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Deep dive
Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classMalacostraca
- orderDecapoda
- familyTrapeziidae
- genusTrapezia
- speciesTrapezia cymodoce (Herbst, 1801)
SourcesWoRMSSeaLifeBase
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Crabs (Trapeziidae)
