Kingdom Animalia Class Malacostraca Family Carpiliidae Genus Carpilius Order Decapoda | Subphylum Crustacea Infraorder Brachyura Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Mithrax spinosissimus, Decapoda, Carpilius convexus, Stenorhynchus seticornis, Carpilius maculatus | ||
Cangrejo de coral carpilius corallinus
Carpilius corallinus or Batwing Coral Crab 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. It is the largest crab of this geographic area, and is edible.
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