Soft Coral Crab
Hoplophrys oatesii
Soft Coral Crab
Also known as: Candy Crab
Category: Imitator Crabs
Scientific Name: Hoplophrys oatesii
Synonyms: Hoplophrys oatesi
Size: Up to 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)
Depth: 30-100 ft. (10-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Epialtidae (Family)
└Pisinae (Subfamily)
└Hoplophrys (Genus)
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