Saltwater
Blue-leg hermit crab
Clibanarius tricolor
Diogenidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 2.5 cm
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Netherlands, Cayman Islands, and 17 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Clibanarius tricolor is a hermit crab that lives in shallow water of the Caribbean Sea and is popular in the home aquarium trade. Its common names include blue-legged hermit crab, tricolor hermit crab, blueleg reef hermit crab, equal handed hermit crab and blueleg hermit crab.
Other names
In other languages
- Blåbenad eremitkräfta
