Hairy Arrow Crab??? help identify

[erickrebsbach]

I just bought the coolest crab I have ever seen. But I have not been able to figure out exactly what he is.. He has the shape of a small arrow with the pointy head but his body is hairy like a teddy bear crab I will try to get better pics but any ideas would be helpful thanx everyone :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Stenorhynchus. disapearis. :lol:
What are we looking at ?
From your description it could be a species of Stenorhynchus but without a much better pic and with thousands of species of crabs we'd be guessing and even with a perfect picture we still might be guessing.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Manofathousandpolyps]

Well I see it but its pretty blurry. It may be a decorator arrow with some type of algea on it. A friend of mine has one that stuck hair algea to its self and is pretty much invisable now.

 

[erickrebsbach]

Sorry for the bad pics I have a better one now. It doesn't appear to be hair alge just hair coming off him and he is not quite the same shape as an arrow :?: Hope this pic helps he also seems to be going after the bristle worm population I have which is a good thing thanx guys :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

That's a little bit better but unfortunately I can't see many details.
Does your crab look like this?:

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[HClH2OFish]

Looks like a Stenorhynchus debilis to me....

 

[erickrebsbach]

Sort of but different look at the difference in the claw shapes in the second pic I showed you can see they are more hooked. I have another pic no flash this time :idea: Much clearer so take a look and tell me what you think some what like the arrow yet very different :!:

 

[Unarce]

Looks like a Stenorhynchus debilis to me....

Dude, you are so money!

 

[HClH2OFish]

Found some pics...does he look like this?

http://www.divebums.com/FishID/Pages/ar ... namic.html

 

[erickrebsbach]

Sort of, but he doesn't have the candy stripes and his claws are more curved like hooks. I don't know I guess It doesn't matter he is in the tank eats worms and leaves everyone alone so what the hell just thought he looked cool and was curious the last pic is close but he is a yellowish color not dark like an arrow. thanx again here is one more pis of the little guy

 

[Unarce]

There are quite a number of specimens that are described as decorator arrows or spider crabs that come from different regions of the world. Most of which, will just have the genus name. Another recent discovery was an Atlantic arrow crab Stenorhynchus Yangi, but you'll be hard pressed trying to find a picture.

 

[HClH2OFish]

BTW, I see the pencil urchin in that pic..but is that a golden coral shrimp in the background or a regular one?

 

[erickrebsbach]

That is my golden coral banded Love him to death and got him for a real steal 10 bucks I think he seems to be doing real well with this new arrow decorater I also have a black brittle but almost never see him :? Anyway thanx for all the help guys new guy is doing good so i guess I'll just see what happens :lol: One more tank pic I had

 

[erickrebsbach]

Another recent discovery was an Atlantic arrow crab Stenorhynchus Yangi, but you'll be hard pressed trying to find a picture.

never heard of it, is it a decorator arrow as well :?: