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Orangutan Crab

Achaeus japonicus

Seabook: Orangutan Crab

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Description

  Achaeus japonicus, sometimes known as the orang-utan crab, is a crab of the family Inachidae (spider crabs or decorator crabs) which can be observed in tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific. With a carapace of only about 2 centimetres or 0.8 inches in diameter, it has relatively long arms, which are thickly ... Read more in Seabook

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brown
orange
red

Habitat and Environment

Benthic

Coral reef

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