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Red Spotted Guard Crab - Trapezia tigrina in Pocillopora possibly damicornis or verrucosa coral. Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Red Spotted Guard Crab,Trapezia tigrina Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Red Spotted Guard Crab - Trapezia tigrina

in Pocillopora possibly damicornis or verrucosa coral.

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    This shot is epic!
    (will avoid it when drunk though)     Posted 5 years ago
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      Hahahaaa....:-D Posted 5 years ago
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    Brilliant photograph! Posted 5 years ago
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      Patomarazul
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      Many thanks! :-) Posted 5 years ago

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The Red Spotted Guard Crab

Carapace to 1.5 cm. Cream to pink with up to 150 bright red spots; six small-lobed teeth between eyes; lower claw edge smooth. Commensal with Acropora/Pocillopora branching corals. Use large claws to ward off coral predators. Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Japan and Hawaii.

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Similar species: Decapods
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jul 31, 2020. Captured Nov 7, 2019 08:59 in Unnamed Road, Kobe, Weda Tengah, Kabupaten Halmahera Tengah, Maluku Utara, Indonesia.
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  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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