Found a dead crab

[Jonas Bergkvist]

I bought some live rock a while back, and today i found this little dead crab. Any idea what it is? It measures only an inch and a half.

 

[4tanks]

Looks like a tiny gorilla crab good that its a dead one they are a pest

 

[Willu]

+1 on it being some kind of gorilla crab, are you sure that it is not a molt? If it is the crab is probably still in the aquarium.

 

[KJ]

Mithrax crab.

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[Alexopora]

+1 on it being some kind of gorilla crab, are you sure that it is not a molt? If it is the crab is probably still in the aquarium.

Same, it does look like a moult. Judging from how soft and empty looking the crab looks. I suspect the crab is still alive and scuttling among the crevices.

I have a similar looking one which is living in my sump.

 

[patrick886]

+1 on the molt