Yap, Micronesia
Fiji
Convex Crab
Carpilius convexus
Convex Crab
Also known as: Variable Coral Crab
Category: Reef Crabs
Scientific Name: Carpilius convexus
Size: up to 6 in. (15 cm)
Depth: 1-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Carpiliidae (Family)
└Carpilius (Genus)
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