![]() Lybia tessellata – Pom Pom Crab Blue Zoo Aquatics.Lybia tessellata Archived at Archive.today Marine Life of the Maldives.Lybia tessellata Marine Species Identification Portal.“ Lybia tessellata (Latreille, in Milbert, 1812)“. It is a shy species and easier to find at night when the tank lights are off. It is compatible with most other tank inhabitants but may be attacked by predatory fish. Lybia tessellata is well suited to being kept in a reef aquarium, though its small size and cryptic appearance may make it better suited to a small tank where it can be better observed. The red eggs of Lybia tessellata are carried around on the female’s abdomen where they are brooded. It is unable to feed itself with its chelae and uses the tentacles of the anemones to collect food particles which it then removes with its mobile maxillipeds. If attacked by a potential predator, it will threaten the aggressor with an anemone, the tentacles of which are well armed with cnidocytes (stinging cells). or Triactis producta, in each chela, holding its chelipeds out horizontally while moving around. Pom Pom Crab Note Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical Porcelain Crab 19.99 Hermit Crab with Anemone 34.99 Bumblebee. It carries a small sea anemone, usually Bunodeopsis spp. It is found on sandy and gravelly seabeds, where it is well camouflaged, and on live corals where it clings with its long, thin legs. Lybia tessellata is found in shallow water in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from the Red Sea and the East African coast to Indonesia and New Guinea. Description Customer Reviews Questions and Answers Pom-Pom Crab Scientific Name: Lybia tessellate Care Level: Easy Reef Compatibility: Yes Minimum Tank Size: 10 gal Approximate Purchase Size: inch Max Size: 1 inch Food/Feeding: Omnivore Notes: Pom-Pom Crabs are an interesting and reef safe addition to any size aquarium. The claws at their ends are long and thin. The legs are banded with dark transverse lines, speckled with white spots and clad in sparse, short hairs. The front pair of walking legs is smaller than the other three pairs but all are much larger than the chelipeds. Instead they are slim and each has a fine finger bearing eight or nine spines. The chelipeds do not have the broad chelae (claws) typical of decapod crabs. The surface of the carapace is marked into several differently coloured, geometric regions by a network of dark lines giving it the appearance of stained glass. This small crab will carry a tiny anemone in each hand and use them to ward potential attackers. The carapace is trapezoid in shape and the margin has a distinct tooth-shaped projection on either side, just behind the short-stalked eye. The Pom Pom Crab is a truly unique and interesting crab. ![]() Lybia tessellata is a small crab growing to a width of about 2.5 cm (1 in). Like other members of the genus Lybia, it is commonly known as the pom-pom crab or boxer crab because of its habit of carrying a sea anemone around in each of its claws, these resembling pom-poms or boxing gloves. It is found in shallow parts of the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. Lybia tessellata is a species of small crab in the family Xanthidae. ![]()
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