SPIDER CRAB Chirostylus sp.
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This species is usually found on sea fans or soft coral either in pairs or solitary. They have a brown color body with a mix of white and yellow stripes. They have 8 long and slender legs with a brown base color and white spots. Their body size is up to 5 cm. They are only found occasionally.
Frequency of sightings:
COMMON
Best time of year:
All year round
Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Crustacean
Malacostraca
Crab
- Blue Swimming Crab
- Box Crab
- Boxer crab
- Candy crab
- Carry Crab
- Chirostylus Spider Crab
- Cryptodomia Sponge Crab
- Cyclocoeloma Decorator Crab
- Dormia Sponge Crab
- Halimeda crab
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