HERMIT CRABS (Left Handed)
DIOGENIDAE
Whitespeckled Hermit Crab
Paguristes puncticeps
Size
To 13cm. 

Description
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Carapace, legs, claws and eyestalks are red-brown to brown, covered with raised white speckles. Bristles on carapace. Left claw slightly larger than right. Bright blue eyes.

Ecology
Inhabit a variety of habitats from 2 to 130 ft (0.6 -40m). Typically offshore near reefs.

    Ecological Descriptors
Habitat Size (cm) Diet Behaviour Sex 
S, R, Co 13 Car, Sca I F
Whitespeckled Hermit Crab
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