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Javanese Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera javanica). Also known as Eagle Ray. Java, Indonesia
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School of Pacific Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera steindachneri). Found in the waters of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Photo taken at Galapagos Islands.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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School of Pacific Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera steindachneri). Found in the waters of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Photo taken at Galapagos Islands.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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School of Pacific Cownose Rays (Rhinoptera steindachneri). Found in the waters of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru. Photo taken at Galapagos Islands.
© David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com |
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Box Crab (Calappa sp.). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Box Crab (Calappa calappa). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Japan and Hawaii. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spider Crab (Achaeus japonicus) - on whip coral. Also known as Decorator Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spider Crab (Achaeus japonicus). Also known as Decorator Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spider Crab (Achaeus japonicus) - on whip coral. Also known as Decorator Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hermit Crab (Calcinus morgani). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Zebra Urchin Crab (Zebrida adamsii) - on Fire Uchin (Asthenosoma varium). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus laevis), sheltering by a Sea Anemone. This free swimming commensal crab lives in association with Sea Anemones and Soft Corals throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Pair of Zebra Urchin Crab (Zebrida adamsii) - on Fire Uchin (Asthenosoma varium). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus laevis), sheltering by a Sea Anemone. This free swimming commensal crab lives in association with Sea Anemones and Soft Corals throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Commensal Whip Spider Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) - on Whip Coral. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spotted Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolisthes maculata) - in carpet of Sea Anemone (Stichodactyla mertensii). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesii), decorated in soft coral, in which it is living on. Also known as Soft Coral or Dendronephthya Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesii), decorated in soft coral, in which it is living on. Also known as Soft Coral or Dendronephthya Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesii), decorated in soft coral, in which it is living on. Also known as Soft Coral or Dendronephthya Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sponge Crab (Dromidiopsis sp.), living with its sponge "hat". Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sponge Crab (Dromidiopsis sp.), living with its sponge "hat". Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sponge Crab (Dromidiopsis sp.), living with its sponge "hat". Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Sponge Crab (Dromidiopsis sp.), living with its sponge "hat". Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Spider Crab (Achaeus sp.). Also known as Decorator Crab. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Swimmer Crab (possibly: Charybdis sp.). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Zebra Urchin Crab (Zebrida adamsii) - on Fire Uchin (Asthenosoma varium). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp.), living in a sea shell. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Zebra Urchin Crab (Zebrida adamsii) - on Fire Uchin (Asthenosoma varium). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Zebra Urchin Crab (Zebrida adamsii) - on Fire Uchin (Asthenosoma varium). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Zebra Urchin Crab (Zebrida adamsii) - on Fire Uchin (Asthenosoma varium). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata), resting on coral. Note stinging Sea Anemones that are held in claws, which are used in defence. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Candy Crab (Hoplophrys oatesii), decorated in Soft Coral. Also known as Soft Coral or Dendronephthya Crab. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Boxer Crab (Lybia tessellata), resting on coral. Note stinging Sea Anemones that are held in claws, which are used in defence. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus). This species covers its shell in Sea Anemones, providing camouflage and protection for the crab. Common throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Rock Crab (Plagusia dentipes). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus pedunculatus). This species covers its shell in Sea Anemones, providing camouflage and protection for the crab. Common throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scissors Crab (Lupocyclus philippinensis), with eggs (orange). This crab is identified by its long pincers and very active at night on sandy bottoms. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Swimmer Crab (uncertain species), resting in sand. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Scissors Crab (Lupocyclus philippinensis). This crab is identified by its long pincers and very active at night on sandy bottoms. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus laevis). This free swimming commensal crab lives in association with Sea Anemones and Soft Corals throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Harlequin Crab (Lissocarcinus orbicularis), male and female on a Sea Cucumber. This free swimming commensal crab lives on Sea Cucumbers and Sea Anemones throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Hermit Crab (Dardanus lagopodes), carrying its eggs and living in an empty sea shell. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis). This land crab is endemic to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, Australia. Photo taken on Christmas Island.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis). This land crab is endemic to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, Australia. Photo taken on Christmas Island.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis). This land crab is endemic to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, Australia. Photo taken on Christmas Island.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis). This land crab is endemic to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, Australia. Photo taken on Christmas Island.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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Christmas Island Red Crab (Gecarcoidea natalis). This land crab is endemic to Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, Australia. Photo taken on Christmas Island.
© Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com |
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