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Lissocarcinus laevis
Also known as Harlequin Anemone Crab. They feed on plankton, and grow to a length of about 3cm.
Found on coral and rocky reefs usually associated with sea anemones and tube anemones. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.
I photographed this critter at a depth of 51 feet. It was camping out under a Hell's Fire Sea Anemone (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/795...), and when I came close it got pretty feisty. There were a couple of squat shrimp (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/792...) keeping it company.
Spotted on Jan 8, 2012
Submitted on Jan 9, 2012
5 Comments
@Nicholas4 -- I don't believe it's mimicking a clownfish. The colors may be similar, but the pattern's definitely different. :)
You should add it to the mimics' mission..
He has the looks of a clown fish. Mimic!!
Thanks Carolina!
What a cool crab!