Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spotted Reef Crab
Carpilius maculatus
Spotted Reef Crab
Also known as: Seven-Eleven Crab, Blood-Spotted Crab
Category: Reef Crabs
Scientific Name: Carpilius maculatus
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder) True Crabs
        └Carpilioidea (Superfamily)
         └Carpiliidae (Family) Reef Crabs
          └Carpilius (Genus)
           └C. maculatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 209151🔗
iNaturalist ID: 120926🔗

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