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Candy crab - Hoplophrys oatesi View of the full crab's body. Candy crab,Fall,Geotagged,Hoplophrys oatesi,Indonesia Click/tap to enlarge

Candy crab - Hoplophrys oatesi

View of the full crab's body.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    WOW!! Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Superb! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      That one was a bigger one, they can also be so colorful! normally matching their coral :-) Posted 5 years ago

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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 Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jul 23, 2020. Captured Nov 5, 2019 03:56 in Indonesia.
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  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.