Stock Photo - Easily identified by its distinctive colour pattern this crab Neopetrolisthes maculatus is commensal with a number of large sea anemone species in this case Haddon´s sea anemone Stichodactyla haddoni They can be found on the top of the host anemone but if threatened will move out of view under the tentacles on the rim It is also possible for them to enter the mouth of the anemone with immunity Large sieves called chelipeds are used to capture small food organisms from the water and they are clearly visible in this image Crab to 30 mm anemone to 800 mm diameter Red Sea and Indian Ocean to W Pacific

Stock Photo: Easily identified by its distinctive colour pattern this crab Neopetrolisthes maculatus is commensal with a number of large sea anemone species in this case.

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