Rubble Crab
Favus granulatus
- Group: Crab
- For divers: safe
A small crab of coral rubble and gravel, it lives in the shallow littoral and just below, tucking into the loose broken substrate of the reef floor. It is harmless to people and keeps to the cover of the rubble it crawls through.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Leucosiidae › Favus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 441157.
FAQ
- Is the Rubble Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Rubble Crab is harmless to divers.