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Porcelain Anemone Crab

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

Description:

These crab live commensally with sea anemones. They feed on plankton by fanning out an almost invisible membrane from their front claws.

Habitat:

Found often in pairs on sea anemones, in coral and rocky reefs all over the Indo-Pacific region.

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10 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Wowww! incredible Shot Blogie

Dilek Cifci
Dilek Cifci 12 years ago

Wowww!

Nicholas4
Nicholas4 12 years ago

Incredible shots!! Like all your other spottings

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Love this,,

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 12 years ago

Very nice shot : )

Blogie
Blogie 12 years ago

Thank you, Sachin! :)

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Wonderful Spotting and excellent shoots

Blogie
Blogie 12 years ago

Yeah, I love that green color on the sea anemone. :)

textless
textless 12 years ago

Wow!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

the sea anemone looks great too....

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General Santos, South Cotabato, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 14, 2011
Submitted on Dec 6, 2011

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