How deep does the One-Horned Spider Crab live?

The One-Horned Spider Crab (Menaethius monoceros) is typically found at 0–33 m.

One-Horned Spider Crab

Menaethius monoceros

Group: Crab
Typical depth: 0–33 m

A spider crab that disguises itself with seaweed, it plucks bits of algae and presses them onto hooked hairs on its shell until it vanishes against the bottom. It lives among seagrass and microalgae on rock and muddy sand from the shore down to about 33 metres, and bears a single long horn between its eyes.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Epialtidae › Menaethius

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 208908.

FAQ

How deep does the One-Horned Spider Crab live?: The One-Horned Spider Crab (Menaethius monoceros) is typically found at 0–33 m.