Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Splendid Pebble Crab
Etisus splendidus
Splendid Pebble Crab
Also known as: Splendid Red Spooner Crab, Splendid Spooner
Category: Mud Crabs
Scientific Name: Etisus splendidus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 3-90 ft. (1-27 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Brachyura (Infraorder)
      └Xanthidae (Family)
       └Etisus (Genus)

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