Unknown hitchiker crab

[CP Ocean]

Its a long shot but thought id put up a description up as i cant get a photo, the little guy is rarely seen

-1.5"
-Yellow ish in colour with a reddy/brown top shell
-rather short stumpy front pincers
-hairly ish legs
-burrows into the sand bed under rock where hes seems to stay 90% of the time
-comes out at night only

?? any ideas, should I be worried

[Bradlowes]

Mythrax/mithrax crab? http://images.bizrate.com/resize?sq=500&uid=2074828162

they do come in other colours

[cl0wn]

macca's the man for crab id's. a pic would help. try googling teddy bear crab in images.

[CP Ocean]

Dont Think its a different type of mithrax Brad, as its claws are quite different and it moves very differently from my emerald, more like a spider.

Not quite hairy enough for a teddy bear I think, but it is probbably top of the suspect list at the mo :)

Will try get a photo, I know its so much easier with a pic! but Ive probably only ever seen him 3-4 times and hes quick to hide away when Ive noticed him, thanks for the input though guys.

[Macca]

Dont Think its a different type of mithrax Brad, as its claws are quite different and it moves very differently from my emerald, more like a spider.

Not quite hairy enough for a teddy bear I think, but it is probbably top of the suspect list at the mo :)

Will try get a photo, I know its so much easier with a pic! but Ive probably only ever seen him 3-4 times and hes quick to hide away when Ive noticed him, thanks for the input though guys.

look for a gorilla crab, very common in our reefs

[CP Ocean]

ah yeah that looks abit more like it, he does have the black tips on the pincers. Are they good/bad?

[Macca]

ah yeah that looks abit more like it, he does have the black tips on the pincers. Are they good/bad?

bad, try a google on xanthid crabs [large family]

[CP Ocean]

google came up with this


Probably the closest Ive seen to it body wise

[Macca]

google came up with this


Probably the closest Ive seen to it body wise

black gloves on sharp claws = bad crab

[CP Ocean]

:( although he hasnt done any damage to anything so far and hes been in there since day 1