Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Arrowhead Crab
Huenia heraldica
Arrowhead Crab
Category: Imitator Crabs
Scientific Name: Huenia heraldica
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder)
        └Majoidea (Superfamily)
         └Epialtidae (Family)
          └Epialtinae (Subfamily)
           └Huenia (Genus)
            └H. heraldica (Species)

Crustaceans
Imitator Crabs

Arrowhead Crab

Depressed Spider Crab

Wire Coral Crab

Soft Coral Crab

White-V Hydroid Crab

Spongy Decorator Crab

Cryptic Teardrop Crab

Southern Teardrop Crab



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