Fuzzy reef crab
Pilumnus sluiteri
Family Pilumnidae
updated
Dec 2019
Where
seen? This reddish crabs with a fuzzy growth is sometimes seen on good reefy shores in the South.
Features: Body width 3-5cm. Body
oval, body and legs covered with sparse fuzz. Walking legs quite long, sparsely fuzzy. It has stout
pincers, with black tips. Eyes bright
red.
Sometimes mistaken for the Ferocious reef crab which is found in the same habitat and also also has red eyes but is not fuzzy. |
Raffles Lighthouse, Jul 06 |
Sentosa, Dec 19
Photo shared by Jianlin Liu on facebook. |
| Fuzzy reef crabs on Singapore shores |
| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
Sentosa, Dec 19
Photo shared by Jianlin Liu on facebook. |
Kusu Island, Dec 19
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook. |
Kusu Island, May 10
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.. |
Kusu Island, Jun 24
Photo shared by Tammy Lim on facebook. |
St. John's Island, Aug 23
Photo shared by Arjun Sai Krishnan on facebook. |
St. John's Island, May 10
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his
blog. |
Small Sisters Islands, Aug 21
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook. |
Sisters Islands, Sep 09
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.. |
Acknowledgement
Grateful thanks to Ondrej Radosta for checking with Prof Peter Ng of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum for the identity of this crab. |
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