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Candy Crab - Hoplophrys oatesii Candy Crab - Hoplophrys oatesii also known as Soft Coral Crab. Ahe Island,Candy crab,Crab,Geotagged,Hoplophrys oatesi,Indonesia,Irian Jaya,Soft Coral Crab,West Papua Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Candy Crab - Hoplophrys oatesii

Candy Crab - Hoplophrys oatesii also known as Soft Coral 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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Uploaded Jul 23, 2017. Captured in Unnamed Road, Mambor, Napan, Kabupaten Nabire, Papua 98861, Indonesia.
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