Pronghorn Decorator Crab
Schizophrys dama
- Group: Crab
- Max size: 6 cm
- For divers: safe
This decorator crab lives on subtidal coral reefs and now and then wanders onto rock and sand nearby. Like others of its kind it dresses itself in scraps of living growth, breaking up its outline against the reef.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Majidae › Schizophrys
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 442077.
FAQ
- Is the Pronghorn Decorator Crab dangerous to divers?
- The Pronghorn Decorator Crab is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Pronghorn Decorator Crab get?
- The Pronghorn Decorator Crab grows to about 6 cm.