Help identify this critter.

[ChainDiver]

Please and thank you.

 

[agilis]

Might be a juvenile Sally Lightfoot crab.

 

[mbs]

Looks like an arrow crab.

 

[KeithG]

Nimble Spray Crab (according to Humann & Deloach). The yellow bands on the legs are the give away.

 

[ChainDiver]

Nimble Spray Crab (according to Humann & Deloach). The yellow bands on the legs are the give away.

Thanks giffenk,

When I first saw this little guy he was hiding in between two rocks and I only saw the eyes. It looked like a frog at first, when he moved out into view it still looked very strange and I could not identify it with my reef guide.

Love it when I see something new! (and have it identified by my Scubabord buddies!!)

 

[KeithG]

Thanks giffenk,

When I first saw this little guy he was hiding in between two rocks and I only saw the eyes. It looked like a frog at first, when he moved out into view it still looked very strange and I could not identify it with my reef guide.

Love it when I see something new! (and have it identified by my Scubabord buddies!!)

you got a good shot. i have never been quick enough (or maybe slow enough) to see the whole crab. all i have seen is part of a few legs with those distinctive yellow bands. so it sticks in my memory.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Thanks! And now I've finally been able to identify the crab I was seeing in sponges whilst diving in Carriacou.

 

[agilis]

Nimble Spray Crab and Sally Lightfoot Crab are frequently used interchangeably, always a problem when using popular names instead of scientific designations. Much depends upon where you are.