Dotted Anemone Crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Adults inhabit tropical Indo-Pacific reefs, usually living in close association with large sea anemones. They fan their feathery mouthparts through the current to collect plankton and suspended organic matter. Despite their crab-like form, porcelain crabs are more closely related to squat lobsters and can shed a claw to escape an attacker.
- Type
- Water
- Conservation status
- NE
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- Dotted Anemone Crab