English Common Name

Marble Crab

Scientific name

Metasesarma obesum

Taxonomy

Order: Deacapoda, Family: Sesarmidae

Size

Up to 2 cm (width of carapace)

Species Distribution

In Japan, Amamioshima, Iriomote, Ishigaki, Kakeromajima, Kume, Kuroshima, Minna, Miyako, Okinawa, Tanegashima, Tarama, Yakushima and Yonaguni Islands.

Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species:Near Threatened

This is a small species of the family of Sesarmidae. It is found in rocks along coasts or areas with many rocks.

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Updated January 2019

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