Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Cryptic Teardrop Crab
Pelia mutica
Cryptic Teardrop Crab
Category: Imitator Crabs
Scientific Name: Pelia mutica
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (1.8 cm)
Depth: 20-130 ft. (6-40 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Epialtidae (Family)
└Pisinae (Subfamily)
└Pelia (Genus)
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