Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Shortfinger Neck Crab
Coryrhynchus sidneyi
Shortfinger Neck Crab
Category: Neck Crabs
Scientific Name: Coryrhynchus sidneyi
Synonyms: Podochela sidneyi
Size: 1 to 2.5 in. (2.5 to 7 cm)
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
Note: There are several species of Neck Crabs which are very hard to visually distinguish.Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Inachidae (Family)
└Podochelinae (Subfamily)
└Coryrhynchus (Genus)
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