Nodose Clinging Crab

Nodose Clinging Crab
Name: Nodose Clinging Crab
Scientific Name: Mithraculus coryphe
Family: Decorator Crabs
Taxonomic: Mithracidae
ID Group: Crabs
Size: up to 1 in.
Depth Range: On the reef (10 – 60 ft.)
Sightings: Seen often

This Crab has a light brown to reddish, nodose carapace covered in bumps and grooves. Its legs have white bands, and the upper parts of its claws also have small bumps.