Elassochirus gilli   (Pacific Red Hermit Crab)

© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2145)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Halibut Point, Sitka Sound, Alaska
Photographer	Aaron Baldwin
Habitat	Low intertidal
Photo Date
Upload Date	October 22, 2007
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Photo ID #	2145
Comments	The bright red-orange color of this hermit make it unmistakable. Usually subtidal, may occur in rocky areas in the lowest intertidal zone. Photo taken with a Pentax Optio W10 underwater camera submerged in a shallow aquarium.