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Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Neopetrolisthes maculatus is a species of porcelain crab. It is a small, colorful crustacean with a porcelain-like shell. This porcelain crab is usually found within the stinging tentacles of a number of sea anemone species and usually live in pairs. Length approx 1-1.5 cm / width approx 3 cm
Rep. Tanzania, Zanzibar, Kizimkazi village, Indian Ocean
Spotted on Dec 3, 2014
Submitted on Jan 3, 2015
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Good to know Maria. I've spotted 4 porcelain crabs (2 pairs) in the same area but two different locations.
You can see the second pair in the video of this spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/117...
Interesting spotting; it seems to be the first one of this species spotted in Africa on Project Noah.