This is a photo that I've taken at the dive site Ben El Gebel utside Hurghada, Red Sea Egypt.
Can anyone help me to identify what this critter is? I've looked in al the Fish Id books I have but I canot pin point what it is.
Regards
Pedda
Crab or what?
Started by Pedda, Apr 06 2005 03:29 AM
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Pedda
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Posted 06 April 2005 - 03:29 AM
Hi,
This is a photo that I've taken at the dive site Ben El Gebel utside Hurghada, Red Sea Egypt.
Can anyone help me to identify what this critter is? I've looked in al the Fish Id books I have but I canot pin point what it is.
Regards
Pedda
This is a photo that I've taken at the dive site Ben El Gebel utside Hurghada, Red Sea Egypt.
Can anyone help me to identify what this critter is? I've looked in al the Fish Id books I have but I canot pin point what it is.
Regards
Pedda
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Rocha
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Posted 06 April 2005 - 04:39 AM
I'm not too familiar with Red Sea critters, but I'd say that its a hermit crab.
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Posted 06 April 2005 - 06:03 AM
Looks like dardanus sp. 1 in Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific (Gosiner, Behrens and Williams). Seems to be homeless! Probably just lost a fight with another hermit over a nice shell.
Marli
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