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Carpilius corallinus

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Carpilius corallinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Infraorder:
Brachyura
Family:
Carpiliidae
Genus:
Carpilius
Species:
C. corallinus
Binomial name
Carpilius corallinus
(Herbst, 1783)

Carpilius corallinus or batwing coral crab[1][2] is a species of crab.

The Batwing Coral Crab is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Florida until Brazil including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.[3] It is the largest crab of this geographic area, and is edible.

References

  1. ^ http://reefguide.org/carib/batwingcoralcrab.html reefguide.org
  2. ^ http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=caribbean_diving_guide&id=124 species-identification.org
  3. ^ http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=840

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