Can you guys help me with this. My apologies if it's obvious but I'm usually a Carribean diver.
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Crab in Bali
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Can you guys help me with this. My apologies if it's obvious but I'm usually a Carribean diver.
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Cool crab. I dont know him. Leslie should be able to find him.
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I'm pretty sure that's an Elegant Squat Lobster, Allogalathea elegans.
Cool shot!
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Thanks for the kind words, guys. I did a search for the elegant squat lobster and while the body
shape is similar, I have yet to find the black and white combination.
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It sure is Allogalathea elegans. The black and white variant is actually quite common. I've seen it all over indonesia and the Philippines. It is also in the middle photo of page 240 of the Debelius book on Crustaceans.
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You guys are the best. Thanks!
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Justa quickie to confirm what Matt said, this for sure is the Elegant squat lobster and can be seen on a few different colour forms throughout the Asia - Pacific. Sadly up to now there is only really one book on crustaceans by Helmut Debelius.
