RUBBLE  CRABS
XANTHIDAE
Longarm Coral Crab
Paraliomera longimana
Size
Carapace to 2cm. 

Description
:
Body oval, and black/ dark purple with pale spcking. Walking legs heavily bristled. Marked difference in claw arm sizes (heterochely) in both sexes.
Smaller claw arm particularly thin (cf P. dispar). Claws black with white tips.

Ecology
Lives in coral and rock crevaces. Presumed to be omnivorous. Little other data available.
    Ecological Descriptors
Habitat Size (cm) Diet Behaviour Sex 
Co, R 2 Omn (?) I F
Longarm Coral Crab
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425
426
Sometimes known as the Black Coral Crab, although this can cause confusion with Paraliomera dispar.
Longarm Coral Crab
Longarm Coral Crab