Arrow Crab

Description:

Photo take at -40 ft on a croal reef this arrow crab has a symbiotuc relation whit the anemone by cleaning this from parasites and the anemone gives shelter to the crab. this crabs are also know as "Spider Crabs".The body of S. seticornis is triangular, and the rostrum is drawn out into a long point with serrate edges. The legs are also long and thin, up to 10 cm across, and the animal's carapace may be up to 6 cm long. Colouration is variable in this species; the body may be golden, yellow or cream, marked with brown, black or iridescent-blue lines; the legs are reddish or yellow, and the claws are blue or violet.

Habitat:

It lives on coral reefs at depths of 3.0–9.1 m. Found from Florida all the Caribbean Sea , Central America to Brazil.