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I'm carrying Corals This Soft Coral Crab - Hoplophrys oatesii lives exclusively on the Soft Corals and the bigger ones will even cut and decorates their carapace with pieces of the Soft Corals for better camouflage! Anilao,Batangas,Crab,Geotagged,Hoplophrys oatesi,Philippines,Soft Coral Crab,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

I'm carrying Corals

This Soft Coral Crab - Hoplophrys oatesii lives exclusively on the Soft Corals and the bigger ones will even cut and decorates their carapace with pieces of the Soft Corals for better camouflage!

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The Candy crab

''Hoplophrys'' is a monotypic genus of crab in the family Epialtidae. It contains the single species Hoplophrys oatesi, also known as the candy crab, Oates's soft coral crab, commensal soft coral crab and ''Dendronephthya'' crab.

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Similar species: Decapods
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Dec 26, 2016. Captured Dec 25, 2016 11:42 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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