True Crabs

Homola orientalis

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 38–650 m

This is the most common carrier crab of the Indo West Pacific upper slope, living in deep water from roughly 38 metres down to 650 metres. Crabs in its family hold debris or living sponges over their backs with their hind legs as a disguise.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Homolidae › Homola

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 209480.