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Animal realm > Invertebrates > Arthropods > Crustaceans > Malacostraca > Decapods > Crabs > Other crabs > Zebra crab

Zebra crab

Scientific name : Zebrida adamsii


Small crab with a typical brown and white zebra colour pattern. Smooth carapace, whit deeply incised edge. Spiny legs and claws, the last segment of the walking legs, hook shaped, hangs the crab onto the urchin spines. Carapace lenght 2 cm.

Associated organisms
Living on different urchin species, like Tripneustes gratilla, Astropyga radiata, Asthenosoma varium. Often living in pairs.


Habitat: Back reef, Coastal bay, Lagoon

Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Sheet author: MASSIMO BOYER
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Video Description Author Place Size
Zebra crab on Astropyga radiata MATTEO GUARDINI
Indonesia, Lembeh strait
506 kB
Zebrida adamsii DANIELE IOP
Indonesia, Lembeh strait
1332 kB
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