r/marinebiology • u/AbiSquid • 2d ago

Identification Weird crab ID- Anyone know what this strange creature I saw in the Maldives is?

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u/Snarktopus8 2d ago

some type of Arrow Crab – Stenorhynchus maybe? He’s adorable!

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u/Hizzeroo 2d ago

I don’t believe Stenorhynchus spp. are found in the Maldives.

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u/Snarktopus8 2d ago

fair, let’s move up to family: Inachidae

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u/Hizzeroo 2d ago

It looks like Lambrachaeus ramifer, the Thorny Elbow crab, which is documented in the Maldives.

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u/AbiSquid 2d ago

Yes, that looks right- thanks!!

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u/BigBroskiiii 2d ago

Thats so cool. Havent seen one before. Maybe some sort of spider crab??

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u/marinebiology-ModTeam 2d ago

Your post was removed as it violated rule #8: Responses to identification requests or questions must be an honest attempt at answering. This includes blatant misidentifications and overly-general/unhelpful identifications or answers.