How deep does the Red Porcelain Crab live?

The Red Porcelain Crab (Petrolisthes coccineus) is typically found at 0–5 m.

Red Porcelain Crab

Petrolisthes coccineus

Group: Crab
Typical depth: 0–5 m

This small red porcelain crab wedges into rock crevices on exposed shores and shelters among corals just below the surface. Rather than scrapping for prey it fans feathery mouth limbs through the water to strain out drifting food, and it sheds a leg readily when a predator grabs hold.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Porcellanidae › Petrolisthes

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 210119.

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How deep does the Red Porcelain Crab live?: The Red Porcelain Crab (Petrolisthes coccineus) is typically found at 0–5 m.