Porcelain Anemone Crab Neopetrolisthes maculatus in Merten's Sea Anemone Stichodactyla mertensii, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia - Stock-Fotografie

Small-dot Anemone Crab or Porcelain Anemone Crab Neopetrolisthes maculatus (ex. Neopetrolisthes ohshimai) occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific in a depth range usually from 5 to 20m, max. size 7cm, average size 3cm. The non-territorial species lives as a couple or alone, protecting its eggs from nearby predators. Porcelain crabs are filter feeders and they filter water with their mouthpart appendages (known as the third maxillipeds) rather than using their antennae. This specimen was encountered in a Merten's Sea Anemone Stichodactyla mertensii in the Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia 1°28'47.196 N 125°14'12.42 E at 17m depth