Lissocarcinus orbicularis

Dana, 1852

Cucumber Crab, Red Spotted White Crab

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Hawaiian Islands to Fiji.

Size: 1.5 inch (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal reefs in association with cucumbers and usually found in the gut cavity or near the anus of sea cucumbers.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Subclass: Eumalacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Superfamily: Portunoidea

Family: Portunidae

Genus: Lissocarcinus

FYI: Shown here for identification only.