Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Brachyura (Infraorder)
      └Carpiliidae (Family)
       └Carpilius (Genus)

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