Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Family Diogenidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Decapoda | Subphylum Crustacea Superfamily Paguroidea Genus Aniculus Rank Species | |
Similar Decapoda, Dardanus lagopodes, Dardanus pedunculatus, Pagurus hirsutiusculus, Dardanus | ||
hairy yellow hermit crab aniculus maximus
Aniculus maximus, the "hairy yellow hermit crab" or "large hairy hermit crab", is an aquatic hermit crab of the family Diogenidae.
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Their colour ranges from intense red to golden yellow. They have yellow hairy legs. Their shield is marked with a series of furrows.
Diet
They are omnivores eating both algae and fishes. They may opportunistically prey on helpless organisms.
Distributed
They are found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Use in aquariums
They may be used as aquarium cleaning crabs and may be used to check algae growth, but they may attack tank mates and reefs.
References
Aniculus maximus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA