Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Nimble Spray Crab
Percnon gibbesi
Nimble Spray Crab
Also known as: Urchin Crab
Category: Spray Crabs
Scientific Name: Percnon gibbesi
Size: 0.75 to 1.5 in. (2 to 4 cm)  
Depth: 3-75 ft. (1-23 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Grapsoidea (Superfamily)
         └Percnidae (Family) Spray Crabs
          └Percnon (Genus)
           └P. gibbesi (Species)
WoRMS ID: 107458🔗
iNaturalist ID: 61372🔗

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