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Common name: None Functional type: Smasher Range: Hawaii (introduced) and French Polynesia to Red Sea Habitat: Reef flat and live corals, particularly branching species; rubble Depth: Low intertidal to 10 m Home: Cavities in rubble and live coral Diet: Generalist; small crustaceans and gastropods Size: 780 mm Color: Highly color polymorphic, green, cream, tan mottle, greenish yellow meral spot Distinguishing Characters: Telson with five, mid-dorsal carinae; pairs of black spots on anterior telson and 6th abdominal tergite; yellow-green meral spot Activity: Diurnal, closes cavity at night
Suitability for Aquarium: Good; not particularly hardy, not very interactive Availability: Occasionally found in shipments from the Philippines and Indonesia; can be collected in Hawaii, especially Kaneohe Bay, Oahu Back to the Species Directory |