Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Batwing Coral Crab
Carpilius corallinus
Batwing Coral Crab
Also known as: Queen Crab, Red Coral Crab
Category: Reef Crabs
Scientific Name: Carpilius corallinus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (7.5 to 12 cm)  
Depth: 3-45 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder)
        └Carpilioidea (Superfamily)
         └Carpiliidae (Family)
          └Carpilius (Genus)
           └C. corallinus (Species)

Crustaceans
Reef Crabs

Batwing Coral Crab



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