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Yellowline Arrow Crab

Aspect: Dark brown triangular body with golden longitudinal stripes, extremely long and thin light brown and golden legs, disproportionately long snout flanked by a pair of red eyes horizontally barred by three thin white lines.
Population: Ubiquitous common.
Notable feature: The two shorter front legs are each tipped with bright blue pincers
Environment: Usually found inside vase sponges but also under rock or coral ovehangs
Behaviour: Very easy to approach.
  • French designation: Crabe Flèche
  • Latin designation: Stenorhynchus seticornis
  • Creole designation: -
  • Size (cm): 8-10