Alex_Mustard 0 Posted November 21, 2011 I have photographed these several times but never sure of ID. Suspect a species of Xenocarcinus. They are considerably smaller than Xenocarcinus conicus, more cryptic and tend not to move (which is why I have photographed them!). These were taken at night in the Maldives. In fact I have only photographed them in the Maldives - don't remember looking/finding them elsewhere. Although suspect they are - despite their lack of appearance in the ID books I have here. Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted November 21, 2011 Hi Alex -- I think you may be right. What a well camouflaged little guy! There are currently 7 species in the genus only a few of which are well known to divers and worm girls. It will take an IP crab expert to puzzle this one out for us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Mustard 0 Posted November 21, 2011 Thanks Leslie! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
