What is this?

[peppe_67]

Is there anyone that can help me identifying this crab? And should I do anything about it?

 

[Hitman]

Do you have any more pictures? Kinda looks like a porcelain crab but I’m also second guessing myself.

 

[Jusha]

I don't know the exact species but I'm fairly certain that it isn't a porcelain crab.

Do you have any more pictures? Kinda looks like a porcelain crab but I’m also second guessing myself.

 

[peppe_67]

Do you have any more pictures? Kinda looks like a porcelain crab but I’m also second guessing myself.

The only other pic I have is from a few months ago. It might be the same crab. I'm not sure it helps though[emoji848]

 

[Hitman]

The body resembles a Pom Pom crab ( which it’s definitely not ) but those huge pinchers are throwing me off.

 

[Jusha]

Due the the carapace I'd think it is related to the mithrax crab, you can search for mithrax and see if it's the one you have, the claws are a characteristic as well.

 

[Hitman]

Sure looks like the Xanthids mud crab

 

[KJ]

The only other pic I have is from a few months ago. It might be the same crab. I'm not sure it helps though[emoji848]

Pic to blurry. Can you tell me how many legs does he have 6 or 8?

 

[peppe_67]

Due the the carapace I'd think it is related to the mithrax crab, you can search for mithrax and see if it's the one you have, the claws are a characteristic as well.

Ahh that looks about right, I'll search for it [emoji847] if it's a mitrax, is that a good thing to have?

 

[peppe_67]

Pic to blurry. Can you tell me how many legs does he have 6 or 8?

I think it has 6 legs and the claws.

 

[KJ]

I think it has 6 legs and the claws.

6 legs meant only one crab Porcelain crab.

 

[peppe_67]

6 legs meant only one crab Porcelain crab.

I might be wrong. Porcelain crab, isn't them sto eats seastars?

 

[peppe_67]

Time for a bit of crab fishing[emoji4]

 

[Jusha]

Yes they eat algae, but if it doesn't have enough food it'll eat some soft corals.

Ahh that looks about right, I'll search for it [emoji847] if it's a mitrax, is that a good thing to have?

 

[Jusha]

I am very certain that this isn't a porcelain crab but a true crab, it's very likely that a pair of legs fell off. This claw shape definitely not that of a porcelain crab.

I might be wrong. Porcelain crab, isn't them sto eats seastars?