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Candy Crab This Hoplophrys oatesii crabs are fondly called Candy Crab for its bright and beautiful colours.<br /> They can be found exclusively on the soft corals and will even cut parts of the soft corals to decorate its back to further camouflage itself among the soft corals. Candy Crab,Cebu,Crab,Geotagged,Hoplophrys oatesi,Malapascua,Philippines,Soft Coral Crab,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Candy Crab

This Hoplophrys oatesii crabs are fondly called Candy Crab for its bright and beautiful colours.
They can be found exclusively on the soft corals and will even cut parts of the soft corals to decorate its back to further camouflage itself among the soft corals.

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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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Uploaded May 22, 2017. Captured Apr 29, 2017 09:11 in Unnamed Road, Palompon, Leyte, Philippines.
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  • TG-4
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm

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