Speck-Claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha bicornuta
- Group: Crab
- Typical depth: 0–70 m
- Max size: 0.5 cm
A decorator crab little more than a centimetre across, it dresses its carapace with bits of shell and other debris for camouflage. Sitting still on the seabed down to about 70 metres, it nearly vanishes under its borrowed disguise.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Mithracidae › Omalacantha
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 878753.
FAQ
- How deep does the Speck-Claw Decorator Crab live?
- The Speck-Claw Decorator Crab (Omalacantha bicornuta) is typically found at 0–70 m.
- How big does the Speck-Claw Decorator Crab get?
- The Speck-Claw Decorator Crab grows to about 0.5 cm.