Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Mosaic Boxer Crab
Lybia tessellata
Mosaic Boxer Crab
Also known as: Pom-Pom Crab
Category: Mud Crabs
Scientific Name: Lybia tessellata
Size: Up to 1 in. (2.5 cm)  
Depth: 6-40 ft. (2-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Brachyura (Infraorder)
      └Xanthidae (Family)
       └Lybia (Genus)

Crustaceans
Mud Crabs

Mosaic Boxer Crab

Blue-Eyed Coral Crab

Splendid Pebble Crab

Sawedged Spooner Crab



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