Paguristes puncticeps
Size
To 13cm.
Description:
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
246
268