Hoplophrys oatesii

Henderson, 1993

Soft Coral Spider Crab

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Japan.

Size: 0.5 inch (2 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits the soft coral Dendronephthya in coastal reefs.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the aquarium trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Subclass: Eumalacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Superfamily: Majoidea

Family: Epialtidae

Genus: Hoplophrys

FYI: Shown here for identification only.