Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Rust-Spotted Guard Crab
Trapezia rufopunctata
Rust-Spotted Guard Crab
Also known as: Red-Spotted Coral Crab
Category: Coral Crabs
Scientific Name: Trapezia rufopunctata
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1.5 to 2.5 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder)
        └Trapezioidea (Superfamily)
         └Trapeziidae (Family)
          └Trapezia (Genus)
           └T. rufopunctata (Species)

Crustaceans
Coral Crabs

Rust-Spotted Guard Crab

Honeycomb Guard Crab

Red-Spotted Guard Crab

Crowned Coral Crab

Two Tooth Guard Crab

Yellow-Spotted Guard Crab



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