Spectacled Box Crab
Calappa philargius
Also known as: Box Crab, Brickred Box Crab, Fourspot Box Crab, Four-spotted Box Crab, Redspot Box Crab, Red-spotted Box Crab, Shameface Crab, Shame-faced Crab, Spotted Box Crab
- Box Crab
- Brickred Box Crab
- Fourspot Box Crab
- Four-spotted Box Crab
- Redspot Box Crab
- Red-spotted Box Crab
- Shameface Crab
- Shame-faced Crab
- Spotted Box Crab
Overview
Found moving slowly over mud, rubble, sand, and seagrass bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs.
Widespread West Pacific
Box crab are named because of the way they can tuck their legs into their bodies giving the appearance of a neat box. Shame-faced is from the way their claws fold in in front of their face, as if hiding it in shame.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Pacific
- Country only · 6
Found moving slowly over mud, rubble, sand, and seagrass bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs.
Adult photos 6
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