Lybia tessellata: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lybia tessellata lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lybia tessellata
Group	Crabs, lobsters & shrimps
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia
Class	Crustacean
Order	Decapoda
Family	Xanthidae

Where does the lybia tessellata live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lybia tessellata in 3 countries and territories across Africa and Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the lybia tessellata?

The lybia tessellata (Lybia tessellata) is a crustacean in the order Decapoda and the family Xanthidae, genus Lybia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lybia tessellata

Lybia tessellata is a species of small crab in the family Xanthidae. It is found in shallow parts of the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. They are found from the east coast of Africa in the Red Sea across Northern Japan and Northern and Eastern Hawaii. Like other members of the genus Lybia, it is commonly known as the pom-pom crab, cheerleader crab, or boxer crab because of its habit of carrying a sea anemone around in each of its claws, these resembling pom-poms or boxing gloves.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lybia tessellata (revision 1355052588), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q13598593 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).