Family : Menippidae
Genus : Eriphia
Species : Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
| Scientific name : | Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803 |
| Family : | Menippidae |
| Islands : | Mahé (Glaçis) |
| Ecology : | |
| Habitat : | Rocky pools |
| Diet : | Carnivorous : small fish and crabs (observed in aquarium), ...Very good smell. |
| Activity : | Nocturnal : |
| Burrowing : | no |
| Description : | |
| Size : | Carapace width : 50 mm |
| Colour : | Carapace and legs dark brown, claw fingers white with black tips, eyes red (very characteristic !) |
| Differences in sexes : | abdomen |
| Pictures : |  |
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Genus : Ozius
Species : Ozius guttatus
| Scientific name : | Ozius guttatus |
| Family : | Menippidae |
| Islands : | Mahé (Latanier road), Cerf |
| Ecology : | |
| Habitat : | Rocky pools, between stones near mangroves and near beachside |
| Diet : | |
| Activity : | |
| Burrowing : | no |
| Description : | |
| Size : | |
| Colour : | |
| Differences in sexes : | abdomen |
| Pictures : |
juvenile, Cerf island
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