Round, Black Fingered / Boxer Crabs Xanthidae

Red Reef Crab (Carpilius convexus) foraging over coral reef at night.
Red Reef Crab (Carpilius convexus) foraging over coral reef at night. Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange |Red Reef Crab (Carpilius convexus)

Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus)
Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus) Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks |Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus)

Red Liomera Crab (Liomera rubra) Female holding eggs in abdominal flap while sheltering in a Slate Pencil Sea Urchin, (Heterocentrotus mammillatus)
Red Liomera Crab (Liomera rubra) Female holding eggs in abdominal flap while sheltering in a Slate Pencil Sea Urchin, (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers baby young newborn new born juvenile youth beginnings beginning begin start starting egg eggmass mass egg-mass |Red Liomera Crab (Liomera rubra)

Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus)
Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus) Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks |Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus)

Red Liomera Crab (Liomera rubra) Female holding eggs in abdominal flap while sheltering in a Slate Pencil Sea Urchin, (Heterocentrotus mammillatus)
Red Liomera Crab (Liomera rubra) Female holding eggs in abdominal flap while sheltering in a Slate Pencil Sea Urchin, (Heterocentrotus mammillatus) Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers baby young newborn new born juvenile youth beginnings beginning begin start starting egg eggmass mass egg-mass |Red Liomera Crab (Liomera rubra)

Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus)
Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus) defence defend claws huddle Crustaceans |Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus)

Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis)
Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) claws defence defend sumu Xanthidae xanthoideacrabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield |Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis)

Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) in closed defensive position in coral crevice at night.
Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) in closed defensive position in coral crevice at night. Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish crimson red magenta huddle huddled |Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis)

Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) in closed defensive position in coral crevice at night.
Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis) in closed defensive position in coral crevice at night. Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange protect protective protecting care caring secure security securing cherish crimson red magenta huddle huddled |Black-fingered Reef Crab (Etsius bifrontalis)

Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus)
Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus) Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured |Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus)

Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus)
Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus) Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers single one alone lonely isolated individual shell armor armour armoured armored protect protected protection hard sheild shield defence defend defencive defensive defense defending sheild shield guard shielding guarding guardian secure securing secured |Black-clawed Shore Crab (Lophopanopeus bellus)

Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus)
Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus) Xanthidae xanthoidea Decapoda decapods brachyura crabs crab arthropod arthropoda crustacea malacostraca decapod decapoda pleocyemata brachyura crustacean crustaceans nipper nipping nippers claw claws pinch pinched pinching pincer pincers single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks |Variable Coral Crab (Carpilius convexus)