Spotted moon crab

The Spotted moon crab (Ashtoret lunaris) is usually found on sandy shores near coral reefs or in seagrass meadows. It can be distinguished from the Common moon crab (Matuta victor) by the ridge on the upper finger of the pincer, which is complete and not made up of small bumps. Also, the outer surface of the pincer is marked by a series of sharp spines, unlike the previous species which only has a spine towards the end of an oblique ridge.