Blue Porcelain Crab

Blue Porcelain Crab
Name: Blue Porcelain Crab
Scientific Name: Petrolisthes caribensis
Similar Species: Banded Porcelain Crab, Charming Porcelain Crab
Family: Porcelain Crabs
Scientific Family: Porcellanidae
Source: WoRMS AphiaID 421874
Size: up to 0.25 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Seen sometimes

This Crab has a pale blue carapace with ridges and red-brown wavy markings. Its lower legs are banded.

The Blue Porcelain Crab can be found in Fire Corals in shallow waters.