Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Size: 1 inch (2 cm)
Natural Environment: Coastal reefs in association with sponges and corals
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Subclass: Eumalacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Superfamily: Galatheoidea
Family: Galatheidae
Genus: Galathea
FYI: A small lobster-like crab that usually inhabits sponges and corals.
Shown here for identification only.
