Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Orangutan Crab (species: Oncinopus aranea cf.)
Observed by Anne Hoggett
Sat, 4 Jan 2020 11:30:00

Location details

  • No Name Reef, Queensland

  • N side, drift in from point

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 12 m and 18 metres.

Details about the specimens

  • 3 specimens. (exact)
  • specimens alive when found.
  • specimens alive at end of the observation process.
  • specimens left in natural environment.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

All found on the same colony of Plerogyra sinuosa on a steep wall.

Supporting photos