Found a crab!

[Joeys Tank]

Jolly good morning, all. I found a crab on the LR I picked up. It is about 1" across. Any thoughts on what it is?

Thanks to all for the help.

 

[Creekview]

Looks like a red mithrax. Reef safe.

 

[Joeys Tank]

Woohoo! Thanks Creekview.

 

[Mike Johnson]

It very well could be a Mithraculus crab. We would need to know if it has cupped claws or pointed claws? Like this, or this?


The first one is a Xanthid crab, commonly called a gorilla crab and the second one is a mithrax crab.