Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
Big Island, Hawaii
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)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Carpiliidae (Family)
└Carpilius (Genus)
└C. maculatus (Species)
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