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Reef decorator crab
Camposcia retusa
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 208891, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Reef decorator crab
- Scientific
- Camposcia retusa
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Crabs
- Family
- Inachidae (spider crabs)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 4.51 cm (carapace length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 0 to 220 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The reef decorator crab covers its body and legs with bits of sponge, algae and other living material, so it is almost invisible. It is mostly active at night on reefs and rubble.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=20, 9 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Camposcia-retusa.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208891
- inaturalist.org /taxa/354589
- inaturalist.org /observations/236114707
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.