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Created 8/21/2015
Family Xanthidae
INDO-PACIFIC
Lybia
tessellata
Indonesia |
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BOXER CRAB
Occasional under rocks in shallow water.
Holds the venomous anemone
Triactis producta for defense. Carapace width attains 1/2 inch.
Indo-Pacific, replaced in Hawaii by the endemic
Lybia edmondsoni. |
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