Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder) > Brachyura (Infraorder) > Eubrachyura (Section) > Heterotremata (Subsection) > Portunoidea (Superfamily) > Portunidae (Family) > Caphyrinae (Subfamily) > Lissocarcinus (Genus)

Crabe arlequin, Harlequin crab,

Description
Small swimmer crab (the last pair of legs is modified in a fin). Smooth carapace, with a pattern of reddich and white large stains. White, almost transparent legs. White eyes. Carapace length: 4 cm.

Associated organisms
Always in association with sea anemones: Actinodendron spp., Actinostephanus haeckeli, Cerianthus spp.

Habitat
Coastal bay, Lagoon, Sand.

Distribution
Indo-West Pacific.

Similar species
Quite similar to Lissocarcinus orbicularis, but it is larger, reddish in color and never associated with holoturians.