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Splendid pebble crab
Etisus splendidus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 209109, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Splendid pebble crab
- Scientific
- Etisus splendidus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Crabs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 cm (carapace width)
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 5 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
A large, heavy crab with a bright red to orange shell and black-tipped claws. It lives on reef flats and in crevices.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=10, 6 observers).
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Etisus-splendidus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209109
- inaturalist.org /taxa/121759
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Carpilius_convexus_Landaagiraavaru.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.