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Horned-Eyed Ghost Crab - Ocypode ceratophthalma Saw this Horned-Eyed Ghost Crab - Ocypode ceratophthalma in one of the smaller island in Maldives where we had barbecue dinner.  No, we didn't get to have this crab for dinner :D, they are quite fun to watch though. Crab,Geotagged,Ghost Crab,Horned ghost crab,Horned-Eyed Ghost Crab,Maldives,Ocypode ceratophthalma,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Horned-Eyed Ghost Crab - Ocypode ceratophthalma

Saw this Horned-Eyed Ghost Crab - Ocypode ceratophthalma in one of the smaller island in Maldives where we had barbecue dinner. No, we didn't get to have this crab for dinner :D, they are quite fun to watch though.

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''Ocypode ceratophthalma'', the horned ghost crab or horn-eyed ghost crab, is a species of ghost crab. It lives in the Indo-Pacific region ; from the coast of East Africa to the Philippines and from Japan to the Great Barrier Reef. They also occur in the Pacific Islands to as far east as Polynesia and Clipperton Island. As their common name implies, ''O. ceratophthalma'' possess eyestalks extending beyond the eyes into long points, which are longer in adults, and shorter in juveniles. The crabs.. more

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

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Uploaded Jun 15, 2017. Captured Feb 6, 2014 21:23 in N Beach Rd, Hangnaameedhoo, Maldives.
  • DSC-RX100
  • f/4.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO125
  • 10.4mm