Leptodius exaratus (Japanese fan crab)

Japanese: オウギガニ(扇蟹) - オウギガニ(英語表記)Leptodius exaratus
Leptodius exaratus (Japanese fan crab)
A crab of the family Xanthocephalidae (illustration) that is found widely in the western Pacific Ocean south of the Boso Peninsula and in the Indian Ocean. It is one of the crabs that is most commonly found on rocky reefs, living under stones and not very fast. It may raise its claws to threaten predators, but it often folds its claws and walking legs and pretends to be dead. The carapace is 4 cm wide. The carapace is fan-shaped with an open front, with a clearly divided carapace area and five triangular teeth on the front edge. Individuals vary in color from dark bluish gray to dark brown, and often have irregular white or grayish white spots or large black-brown spots, which, together with the bumpy carapace, is thought to camouflage the surroundings.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
房総半島以南の西太平洋,インド洋に広く分布する甲殻綱オウギガニ科のカニ(イラスト)。岩礁でもっともふつうに見られるカニの1種で,石の下にすみ,動きはあまり速くない。外敵に対してははさみ脚を振り上げて威嚇の姿勢をとることもあるが,はさみ脚と歩脚を縮めて死んだふりをすることが多い。甲幅4cm。甲は前方に開いた扇形で,甲域が明りょうに分けられ,前側縁に三角形の歯が五つある。暗青灰色から暗褐色まで個体により色彩はいろいろで,白色や灰白色の不規則斑,黒褐色の大きな斑紋などがあることも多く,でこぼこの甲面とも合わせて,周囲に対するカムフラージュ効果があると考えられる。

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