
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 SeabookLocations
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
- Indo-Pacific
- Papua New Guinea
- Lembeh Island
- +23 locations in Seabook
Colors
brown
orange
red
Habitat and Environment
Benthic
Coral reef
Social Behaviour
Association