How deep does the True Crabs live?

The True Crabs (Cryptochirus coralliodytes) is typically found at 0–30 m.

True Crabs

Cryptochirus coralliodytes

Group: Other
Typical depth: 0–30 m

A strange crab that lives sealed inside coral, this species spends its life lodged in a gall it occupies on the surface of brain coral. The coral grows around it, leaving only a small opening through which it filters food from the passing water.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Cryptochiridae › Cryptochirus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 211148.

FAQ

How deep does the True Crabs live?: The True Crabs (Cryptochirus coralliodytes) is typically found at 0–30 m.