Hitchhiking Crab ID

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Picked up some live rock yesterday and it came with this crab. At first I figured it was just a Porcelain crab, but on closer inspection he is not flat and the color seems wrong. After watching him more closely, and seeing the red eyes, I wonder if it is Xanthid. He is not hairy, equal sized claws. Would love to be certain what he is. Any thoughts?

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Thanks!
 
Xanthidae sp.
 
Xanthidae familly containing around 572 species in 133 genera.
 

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