Halloween hermit crab

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Halloween hermit crab
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Paguridae
Genus: Ciliopagurus
Species: C. strigatus
Binomial name
Ciliopagurus strigatus
Herbst, 1804

The halloween hermit crab (Ciliopagurus strigatus) is a species of hermit crab native to the Indo-West Pacific. It should not be confused with the Halloween crab.

The crab is bright orange with red and white banding, and lives in shallow coastal waters (0-15 m).

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