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Hoplophrys oatesii is a very colorful crab that grows from 1.5 to 2 cm (0.59 to 0.79 in). It lives on various species of soft coral in the genus Dendronephthya.It camouflages itself by mimicking the colours of the polyps among which it hides.
Dromia personata, also known as the sponge crab or sleepy crab, is a species of crab found in the North Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and connecting parts of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. [4] Like most other epibenthic crustaceans, the biomass of this species is especially dense in the Mediterranean continental shelf . [ 5 ]
C. tricolor is a popular aquarium hermit crab because of its coloration and because its feeding habits lead it to clean tanks. It is emblematic of the public's shift from purely decorative animals to "working" animals that help sustain the aquarium's ecosystem, reducing the need for active management by the owner.
Like the blue crab, its common name comes from the color of its shell; it is usually cream to tan in color. Both parts of the binomen Chaceon fenneri commemorate Fenner A. Chace Jr. [ 1 ] It is found on the ocean floor at depths of 200 to 1,500 m (660–4,920 ft) in the tropical west Atlantic, ranging from the Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. [ 2 ]
Ranina ranina, also known as the Huỳnh Đế crab, [2] (red) frog crab or spanner crab, [3] is a species of crab [4] found throughout tropical and subtropical habitats. [5] It is often fished for its meat.
Portunus pelagicus, also known as the blue crab, blue swimmer crab, blue manna crab and flower crab is a species of large crab found in the Indo-Pacific, including off the coasts Indonesia, [1] Malaysia, [2] Cambodia, [3] Thailand, [4] the Philippines, [5] and Vietnam; [6] and in the intertidal estuaries around most of Australia and east to New Caledonia.
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Pelagic red crab (Grimothea planipes)Grimothea planipes usually feeds on protists and zooplankton, but will feed by filtering blooms of diatoms. [7]As the most abundant species of micronekton in the California Current, Grimothea planipes fills an important ecological niche converting primary production into energy that larger organisms can use. [8]