Schizophrys aspera

(Milne Edwards, 1834)

Decorator Crab

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

Size: 4 inches (10 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal reefs.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the trade.

A nocturnal species.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Subclass: Eumalacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Superfamily: Majoidea

Family: Majidae

Genus: Schizophrys

FYI: Shown here for identification only.