Porcelain Anemone Crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Porcelain Anemone Crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving

Porcelain Anemone Crab

Neopetrolisthes-ohshimal is a species of Porcelain Crab that lives in the Indo-Pacific region. It spends nearly all its life within the stinging tentacles of its host anemone.

Porcelain Anemone Crab (Neopetrolisthes ohshimal)
Adult Porcelain Anemone Crab (Neopetrolisthes ohshimal) in its anemone
Porcelain Anemone Crab (Neopetrolisthes ohshimal)
A Porcelain Anemone Crab (Neopetrolisthes ohshimal) in its host anemone
Porcelain Anemone Crab Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Scientific Rank
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class:
Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda (Crustaceans)
Family: Porcellanidae (Porcellanidae)
Genus: Neopetrolisthes (Neopetrolisthes)
Species: Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Size
Average Size: 3 centimetres

No Troubles Just Bubbles' divers who recently saw Porcelain Anemone Crab

Michelle
Spotted in: Thailand Thailand
Diving from boat: Manta Queen 7
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Boonsung Wreck
When: Apr 2023

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