A Red Spotted guard crab within the crevices of the hard coral (acropora) found at Bunaken Island, Indonesia

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A Red spotted guard crab is commensal with the acropora ( hard ) coral ( background) This is a very close view of the very small ( only ) crab. Very difficult to shoot as it hides in the crevices of the acropora hard coral. This crab is very common in the Bunaken Marine Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is normally found around the top reef.

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Size: 3567px × 2388px
Location: Bunaken Marine Park, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Manado , Indonesia
Photo credit: © Underwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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