Page 95 - Caribbean Reef Life Demo

SPOTTED PORCELAIN CRAB (Porcellana sayana) < 2.5 cm / 1 in
ale in to reddish cara ace and cla s all co ered in bright white and purple spots, each circled in red.
Many porcelain crabs have a set of delicate fan-shaped mouth parts that can be extended out into the water to feed on plankton. They most often use these fans at night, when there are fewer predators about. They are safely tucked away in the daytime, when the crab feeds on detritus.
BANDED PORCELAIN CRAB (Petrolisthes galathinus) < 4 cm / 1.5 in istincti e trans erse ands of red to ur le s ots and dashes. o hite cross et een the e es. olor aries.
CARIBBEAN PORCELAIN CRAB
(Petrolisthes caribensis) < 3 cm / 1.25 in istincti e hite cross in the frontal re ion et een the e es. ront of cla s ristled. lue ariet is also found.
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