Details of a Harlequin Crab hiding under its anemone.

Patriotamat Locakzp

October 26, 2020

Lissocarcinus is a genus of Crabs from the Portunidae family

Lissocarcinus

known as the Swimming Crabs and containing

nine species. Amongst them are two of our photographer’s favourites, the

Harlequin Crab Lissocarcinus laevis and the Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

up to 30% off
Lissocarcinus laevis

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab
Lissocarcinus laevis
Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Harlequin Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Lissocarcinus laevis

Sea Cucumber Crab

Lissocarcinus orbicularis.

Lissocarcinus orbicularis

Both highly photogenic, those
two species are remarkably similar but easily differentiated by the nature of
the host they are inhabiting.

What do Harlequin Crabs look like?

What do Harlequin Crabs look like?

Lissocarcinus laevis, is commonly called by divers & photographers the Harlequin Crab, Harlequin Anemone Crab or Harlequin Swimming Crab. They were first described by Edward J. Miers in 1886 in the Celebes Sea, south of Mindanao but are widely spread throughout the Indo-Pacific until Japan and Hawaii.

Lissocarcinus laevis,
Harlequin Crab
Harlequin Anemone Crab or Harlequin Swimming Crab.

Lissocarcinus laevis,

Harlequin Crab

Harlequin Anemone Crab or Harlequin Swimming Crab.

Lissocarcinus laevis,
Harlequin Crab
Harlequin Anemone Crab or Harlequin Swimming Crab.

Lissocarcinus laevis,

Harlequin Crab

Harlequin Anemone Crab or Harlequin Swimming Crab.

Lissocarcinus laevis,

Harlequin Crab