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Elegant Squat Lobster
Allogalathea elegans
Three-Lobed Porcelain Crab
Porcellanella triloba
- Max size
- View in app
- Max depth
- 70 m
- Found in
- 27 regions
How to recognise it
- Colours
- transparentwhitebrown
- Pattern
- Vertical markings, Horizontal markings
Porcellanella triloba is a decapod species from the Porcellanidae family.
Description
A small porcelain crab with a white to brown translucent body with large white spots on the legs.
Distribution and Habitat
IndoPacific: From Indonesia and the Philippines to Japan. It can be found on sea pens in muddy habitats in the sublittoral zones (beyond the intertidal zone), in a depth range of 30-70 meters.
Food
They feed on plankton, which they filter out of the water column with their specialized claws.
Status
Unassessed by the IUCN Red list. This is an uncommon species of porcelain crab, not often seen.
Similar species
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Hairy Squat Lobster
Lauriea siagiani
Olivar's Squat Lobster
Trapezionida olivarae
Red Galathea Lobster
Galathea balssi
Soldier Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes militaris
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Spiny Squat Lobster
Galathea strigosa
Questions
Is Three-Lobed Porcelain Crab dangerous?
Three-Lobed Porcelain Crab has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
Where can you find Three-Lobed Porcelain Crab?
How deep does Three-Lobed Porcelain Crab live?
Three-Lobed Porcelain Crab can be found at depths of up to 70 meters.
