New Crab Species Discovered Off Taiwan Coast

NO, it is going by the common name though. The WIKI entry is for STRAWBERRY CRAB, not the latin

 

I think we're just playing around with Slick... All in good natured fun ;D


I would still like a pic of his crab though. Pics are fun.

 

Ok, here it is cut and pasted from wiki:

The strawberry crab, Hawaiian strawberry crab or red boxing crab, Neoliomera pubescens, is a small, bright pink crab found in the Indo-Pacific region, including around Hawaii [1], French Polynesia [2] and Mauritius [3]. It has small white bumps on the main shell and whitish claws. Adults reach about 5 cm (2 in) across.
N. pubescens is not to be confused with the strawberry hermit crab, Coenobita perlatus.
[edit] In aquaria

They are popular with aquarists, as they are a peaceful yet shy creature seldom seen during the day. The strawberry crab is an omnivore, eating algae and leftover food bits. Because of its small size and peaceful disposition, this animal is considered reef safe, i.e. generally safe for reef aquaria. However, because of its especially shy nature and small size, from the aquarist's standpoint, the strawberry crab is not suited to large reef aquaria because of its tendency to simply disappear in larger tanks and never be seen again. In captivity it needs to be provided with a decent amount of micro algae which is the moss-like algae that grows on live rock. This is the same algae that many small reef-safe hermit crabs eat. Micro algae is sometimes hardly visible so don't mistake it for the large more plant-like macro algae which most small inverts. do not eat, i.e. strawberry crabs. Most do well with other similar sized inverts however some large fish may eat strawberry crabs and of course other small inverts. As with other less commonly kept inverts you should keep and eye out for its temperament with other inverts for the first couple weeks. As with all saltwater captive life including of course corals etc. there are always first times for known troubles.

 

Ok, after searching around the web I have found an article stating this is being temporarily name NEW Neoliomera pubescens. Here is the article:
Newly Discovered Crab Resembles Strawberries : EcoWorldly

 

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

Who cares about if it's reef safe or not...mantis shrimp love gourmet meals every now and then

 

lol!

 

this would be more like a dessert though. a main course of escargot followed by a little strawberry shortcake

 

Yup... but how did you find it? Searching by the common name I suspect ... the entry is by the common name

BTW did you happen to see I had the WIKI link in my post as well

 

Who's slick?