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Crustaceans

Yellowline Arrow Crab

Stenorhynchus seticornis

Also known as: Arrow Crab, Arrowhead Crab, Brachyura Crab, True Crab

Adult
@JolineCuracao · Curacao, Curaçao · September 20181 / 4
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Overview

Found on rubble and sandy areas of reefs, often associated with Sea Anemone Lebrunia danae. Very territorial.
They feed nocturnally on invertebrates and feather duster worms.

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

Pattern
stripes

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found on rubble and sandy areas of reefs, often associated with Sea Anemone Lebrunia danae.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumArthropoda
    3. classMalacostraca
    4. orderDecapoda
    5. familyInachoididae
    6. genusStenorhynchus
    7. speciesStenorhynchus seticornis (Herbst, 1788)

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    More in the family

    Decapoda