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Elegant hermit / Electric blue hermit crab
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Inhabits areas with relatively strong waves at the edges of coral reefs. Its ambulatory legs are black with blue bands and are extremely beautiful. It prefers to live in thicker shells. This species is popular in aquariums.

Scientific name Calcinus elegans
English name Elegant hermit / Electric blue hermit crab

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