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Reticulated hermit crab
Aniculus retipes
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 208663, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Reticulated hermit crab
- Scientific
- Aniculus retipes
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A hermit crab with hairy, banded legs that lives on shallow reefs.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=3, 3 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Aniculus-retipes.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208663
- inaturalist.org /taxa/524974
- inaturalist.org /observations/316651609
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.