Neopetrolisthes ohshimai

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Neopetrolisthes ohshimai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Anomura
Family: Porcellanidae
Genus: Neopetrolisthes
Binomial name
Neopetrolisthes ohshimai
Miyake, 1937

Neopetrolisthes ohshimai is a species of porcelain crab native to Japan. It is a small, colourful crustacean with a porcelain-like shell. Like the clownfish, this crab has developed an immunity to sea anemone stings. This porcelain crab is usually found within the stinging tentacles of a number of anemone species where it uses its large well-developed claws to keep clownfish from stealing its home.