Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean 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)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Percnidae (Family)
└Percnon (Genus)
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