Red-Eyed Reef Crab
Eriphia ferox
- Group: Crab
- For divers: safe
A heavy clawed crab of intertidal and shallow rocky shores, the redeyed reef crab packs into rock crevices and also lives around coral. Its powerful pincers crack open the marine snails it preys on.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Eriphiidae › Eriphia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 440485.
FAQ
- Is the Red-Eyed Reef Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Red-Eyed Reef Crab is harmless to divers.