Maroon Crab with white bands on legs -- no hair

[Giraffe0621]

Looking for an ID on a hitchhiker crab from my TBS liverock from Florida

Maroon Crab with white bands on legs, sharp looking claws, no hair on his body/legs at all. looks like black tips to the claws, but looks totally different from the stereotypical gorilla crabs I've found so far. Sorry, tough to photograph, he never sits still!

Any ideas? Thanks A

 

[Kamden Uelton]

Sharp claws means he might be able to harm a small fish, I'd move him to the sump if you have one

 

[Giraffe0621]

He's been in there with relatively small fish (small yellow watchman goby, yellow assessor basslet & 2 blue gudgeon dartfish) for 3 months with nobody disappearing.

Forgot to mention he seems to burrow under the sand next to rocks, instead of disappearing into rock crevices like the typical gorilla crabs I've caught.

 

[Kamden Uelton]

does he look like this?

 

[Giraffe0621]

does he look like this?

YES! I'd say more purple than brown, but that's him Thank you! Sounds like I should try to get him out of there

 

[Kamden Uelton]

he should be fine till he gets bigger.

 

[Shon]

https://www.gsmfc.org/pubs/SEAMAP/A...tebrates from the Northern Gulf of Mexico.pdf

Page 55ish starts crabs. There are quite a few.

Craggy Bathyal? Page 74