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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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