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Spotted porcelain crab
Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
AnimalsHermit crabs, Galathea crabs, Porcelain crabs... (Anomoures )
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- SarataanArabic
- SiiniArabic
- Anemonen-porzellankrebsGerman (Germany)
- Cangrejo porcelanaEuropean Spanish
- Crabe-porcelaineFrench (France)
- Crabe-porcelaine ponctuéFrench (France)
- Crabe-porcelaine symbiotiqueFrench (France)
- Porcelaine des anémonesFrench (France)
- Granchio dell'attiniaItalian (Italy)
- Granchio porcellanaItalian (Italy)
- Granchio simbionteItalian (Italy)
- Anemoon-porceleinkrabbetjeDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- GRILHE Séverine, PERRIN Magali, LAMARE Véronique in : DORIS, 26/01/2016 : Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1309
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Neopetrolisthes maculatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1456
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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