Crabs
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Spider crabs
(Majoidea)
Family
Epialtidae

Soft Coral Crab - with Eggs
Hoplophrys oatesi
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Soft Coral Crab
Hoplophrys oatesi
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Soft Coral Crab
Hoplophrys oatesii
Rinca Island, Indonesia 2014
Rinca Island, Indonesia 2014

Soft Coral Crab - Juvenile
Hoplophrys oatesi
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Halimeda Crab
Huenia heraldica
Maldives 2020
Maldives 2020

Arrow-head Crab
Huenia heraldica
Anilao, Philippines 2014
Anilao, Philippines 2014

Arrowhead Crab
Huenia heraldica
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019

Arrowhead Crab
Huenia heraldica
Mafia Island, Tanzania 2016
Mafia Island, Tanzania 2016

One-horned Spider Crab (A)
Menaethius monoceros
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2019
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2019

One-horned Spider Crab (B)
Menaethius monoceros
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Red-eyed Decorator Crab
Podochela hemphilli
Mafia Island, Tanzania 2016
Mafia Island, Tanzania 2016

Arrow Crab
Huenia sp.
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Arrow Crab
Huenia sp.
Mediterranean Sea, Israel 2020
Mediterranean Sea, Israel 2020

yellow Huenia
Huenia sp.
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2019
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2019

Arrow Crab
Huenia sp.
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Decorator Crab
Epialtidae sp.
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Decorator Crab
Epialtidae sp.
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Soft Coral Crab
Xenocarcinus conicus
Dahab Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt 2019
Dahab Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt 2019

Green Spider Crab
Huenia Proteus
Dahab Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt 2019
Dahab Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt 2019

Red-eyed Decorator Crab
Podochela hemphilli
Nosy Sakatia Island, Madagascar 2019
Nosy Sakatia Island, Madagascar 2019

Decorator Crab
Podochela spp.
Anilao, Philippines 2018
Anilao, Philippines 2018

White-V Hydroid Crab
Hyastenus borradailei
Dahab Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt 2019
Dahab Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt 2019

White-V Hydroid Crab
Hyastenus borradailei
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2014
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2014

White-V Hydroid Crab
Hyastenus borradailei
Anilao, Philippines 2018
Anilao, Philippines 2018

White-V Hydroid Crab
Hyastenus borradailei
Mafia Island, Tanzania 2016
Mafia Island, Tanzania 2016

Bull Hidroid Crab
Naxioides taurus
Anilao, Philippines 2014
Anilao, Philippines 2014

Sponge Carrier Crab
Stilbognathus longispinus
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Sponge Carrier Crab
Stilbognathus Longispinosus
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2019
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2019

Carrier Crab
Stilbognathus Longispinosus
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Decorator Crab
Hyastenus elatus
Malapascua Island, Philippines 2014
Malapascua Island, Philippines 2014

Sponge Decorator Crab
Hyastenus elatus
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019

Sponge Decorator Crab
Hyastenus elatus
Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia 2015
Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia 2015

Ornamental Spider Crab
Schizophrys aspera
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Spined Spider Crab
cf Naxia tumida
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2020

Spider Crab
Epialtidae sp.
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019

Big Decorator Crab
Epialtidae sp.
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2013
Eilat, Red Sea, Israel 2013

Big Decorator Crab
Epialtidae sp.
Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia 2019
Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia 2019

Big Decorator Crab
Epialtidae sp.
Bohol, Philippines 2014
Bohol, Philippines 2014

Banded Arrow Crab
Latreillia valida
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019

Decorator Crab
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Nungwi, Zanzibar 2016
Nungwi, Zanzibar 2016

Decorator Crab
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Anilao, Philippines 2018
Anilao, Philippines 2018

Decorator Crab
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Maldives 2020
Maldives 2020
Decorator Crabs
(Inachidae)

Orangutan Crab (A)
Oncinopus sp.1
Puerto Galera, Philippnes 2014
Puerto Galera, Philippnes 2014

Orangutan Crab (B)
Oncinopus sp.1
Palau 2012
Palau 2012

Yellow Spider Crab
Oncinopus aranea
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019

Hairless Orangutan Crab
Oncinopus sp.
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia 2019

Hairless Orangutan Crab
Oncinopus sp.
Rinca Island, Indonesia 2014
Rinca Island, Indonesia 2014

Hairless Orangutan Crab
Oncinopus sp.
LembehStrait, Indonesia 2019
LembehStrait, Indonesia 2019