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Family Trapeziidae

Trapezia rufopunctata

(Herbst, 1801)

Red-spotted Coral Crab

Likely Reef Tank Suitable

Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Malaysia to Japan.

Size: 1 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Coastal reefs in association with Stylophora and Pocillopora corals

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Subclass: Eumalacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Superfamily: Trapezioidea

    Family: Trapeziidae

    Genus: Trapezia

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

 Trapezia rufopunctata (Red-spotted Coral Crab)
Photo © Andrea & Antonella Ferrari
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