Anyone got an ID for this hairy coral crab? Taken in Oman at depth of 8 metres
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Coral Crab from Oman
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Anyone got an ID for this hairy coral crab? Taken in Oman at depth of 8 metres
Very nice, not seen anything like that here.
Where in Oman Oman or up north in Musandam ?
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Very nice, not seen anything like that here.
Where in Oman Oman or up north in Musandam ?
The dive site is called "China Wreck" it's in a bay near Mirbat in southern Oman, about 45 minutes by 4WD from Salalah.
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Cymo melanodactylus, family Xanthidae. All the Cymo species are obligate commensals on hard corals like Acropora & Pocillopora.
http://tsudoi-company.com/photogallery/Cru...ni/kimogani.htm
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Thanks again Leslie. Enjoy your Thanksgiving fest.
