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| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda > Brachyurans > Family Xanthidae |
| Spoon-pincer
crab Leptodius sp.* Family Xanthidae updated Sep 11 Where seen? This large crab with typical spoon-tipped pincers is commonly seen on our Southern shores among coral rubble and near living reefs. Features: Body width 8-10cm. In large crabs, the body is flat, with some blunt teeth on the edges of the shell. The walking legs are fringed with long hairs and end in pointed tips. The pincers are black with white spoon-shaped tips. These are probably used to scrape off algae. Colours and patterns in a wide variety; basically brown or grey, sometimes with one or more white or yellow stripes from the front between the eyes to about half way down the body. Sometimes confused with Pilodius rock crabs (Pilodius sp.) that look very similar but are usually much smaller. |
 Sentosa, Jun 08  |
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 Tips of the pincers are spoon-shaped. |
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Spoon-pincer crabs on Singapore shores
 Pulau Sekudu, Jun 05  |
 Sisters Island, Dec 05 
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 Cyrene Reef, Jul 10 
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more photos of spoon-pincer crabs on Singapore shores
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3
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