Crab ID

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Trying to ID this guy. Good sized, probably 2” wide covered in bristles. Striped red legs.,Normally would think a gorilla crab but he’s scared of his own shadow. Watched fish swim right in front of him and he shys away. Elusive so good pics are hard to get. Thanks.

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Trying to ID this guy. Good sized, probably 2” wide covered in bristles. Striped red legs.,Normally would think a gorilla crab but he’s scared of his own shadow. Watched fish swim right in front of him and he shys away. Elusive so good pics are hard to get. Thanks.

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Looks like a strawberry crab to me
 
Looks like a strawberry crab to me
Looked that up and there are similarities but color and patterning is off. Also, they seem to come from Indo-Pacific region/Hawaii and my live rock came from FL. Thinking might be some species of hairy crab.
 

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