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Arrowhead crab
Scientific name : Huenia heraldica
Decorator crab with long legs, triangular carapace with a long rostrum. Green colour, a white line can be present along the carapace edge. Carapace lenght 2 cm. Distinguished from Huenia sp. 1 by the shape, from Huenia sp. 2 by the colour.
Associated organisms Associated with the green algae Halimeda sp., among which it uses to camouflage itself, also attaching algal parts to its rostrum.
Habitat:
Coastal bay, Deep reef, Lagoon, Reef external slope
Distribution:
Indo-Pacific
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