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Horned-Eyed Horned-Eyed Ghost Crab - Ocypode ceratophthalma have stalked eyes t hat makes them looks like they are horns, hence the name.  They have odd-sized claws, with one bigger than the other.  Crab,Horned ghost crab,Maldives,Ocypode ceratophthalma Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Horned-Eyed

Horned-Eyed Ghost Crab - Ocypode ceratophthalma have stalked eyes t hat makes them looks like they are horns, hence the name. They have odd-sized claws, with one bigger than the other.

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  1. Hilarious and beautiful shot! I always have an enormous sympathy for crabs, they are on the menu for so many species. Posted 7 years ago
    1. Thanks, Ferdy :)
      Crabs can be tasty :D
      Posted 7 years ago

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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 Apr 23, 2018. Captured Mar 13, 2018 20:00.
  • Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
  • f/8.0
  • 1/251s
  • ISO200
  • 24.88mm