---
title: "Anemone Porcelain Crab"
description: "Neopetrolisthes maculatus — Outros animais. Neopetrolisthes maculatus, also commonly known as the anemone porcelain crab, is a species of porcelain crab from the Indo-Pacific region."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/anemone-porcelain-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Anemone Porcelain Crab

> Neopetrolisthes maculatus — Outros animais. Neopetrolisthes maculatus, also commonly known as the anemone porcelain crab, is a species of porcelain crab from the Indo-Pacific region.

- Scientific name: *Neopetrolisthes maculatus*
- Category: `other` (Outros animais)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1705
- Wikidata: [Q3658907](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3658907)
- iNaturalist taxon: [141618](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/141618)

## Names

- en: Anemone Porcelain Crab
- fr: Crabe porcelaine maculé

## Countries with the most observations

ID (587), PH (460), AU (64), MY (54), TZ (33), TH (32), MH (27), MV (27), TW (27), PG (22), SB (20), KE (16)

## Summary

Neopetrolisthes maculatus, also commonly known as the anemone porcelain crab, is a species of porcelain crab from the Indo-Pacific region. It is a small, colourful crustacean with a porcelain-like shell. It is usually found within the stinging tentacles of a number of sea anemone species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopetrolisthes_maculatus

## Photo

![Anemone Porcelain Crab](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/anemone-porcelain-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142143693

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/anemone-porcelain-crab?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).