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Family Galatheidae

Galathea sp. 3

Squat Lobster

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Coastal reefs in association with sponges and corals

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Subclass: Eumalacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Superfamily: Galatheoidea

    Family: Galatheidae

    Genus: Galathea

FYI: A small lobster-like crab that usually inhabits sponges and corals.

Shown here for identification only.

 Galathea sp. 3 (Squat Lobster)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
Galathea sp. 2 Galathea sp. 4
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