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Eyes on the Candy The Soft Coral Crab - Hoplophrys oatesi, also known as the Candy Crab for its colours.<br /> This Crab lives among the colourful soft corals and will even pluck a small branch of the soft coral to decorate its carapace for better camouflage.<br /> <br /> In the picture, a diver is admiring closely the beautifully camouflaged crab. Anilao,Batangas,Candy Crab,Geotagged,Hoplophrys oatesi,Philippines,Soft Coral Crab,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Eyes on the Candy

The Soft Coral Crab - Hoplophrys oatesi, also known as the Candy Crab for its colours.
This Crab lives among the colourful soft corals and will even pluck a small branch of the soft coral to decorate its carapace for better camouflage.

In the picture, a diver is admiring closely the beautifully camouflaged crab.

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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 Feb 5, 2017. Captured Feb 4, 2017 15:23 in Mabini Circumferential Rd, Mabini, Batangas, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/5.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO250
  • 11.78mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.