Crab ID

[homer1475]

I did look this up on lionfishlair, but could not ID it. Not sure kind, but I do see sharp pointy claws so thinking I should pull it out? Just found it inside a lobo colony I just got a couple days ago.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rover88]

Is it a Gorilla Crab?

Are the ends of his pincers black?

Its a bit hard to tell without a topdown shot... If you are able, can you turn the whites on all the way, blues off, and get a few more pictures? I have bookmarked a few places I sifted through once to identify a crab, it was a game for me.

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Likely a xanthid species. If you have a sump you can put it in there.

 

[homer1475]

No black claws but they are pointy(he/she is missing one). no top down shots as it just came out today and as soon as I took a pic it skittered back into the coral.

I don't think its a gorilla crab, its claw is tiny, but pointed and white tipped?

 

[homer1475]

Finally got it out with a peroxide dip. Definitely was a tiny gorilla crab.

Knobby body, hairy legs, and black tipped claws.