Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Shortfinger Neck Crab
Coryrhynchus sidneyi
Shortfinger Neck Crab
Category: Neck Crabs
Scientific Name: Coryrhynchus sidneyi
Synonyms: Podochela sidneyi
Size: 1 to 2.5 in. (2.5 to 7 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
Note: There are several species of Neck Crabs which are very hard to visually distinguish.
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass)
  └Malacostraca (Class)
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order)
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Brachyura (Infraorder)
        └Majoidea (Superfamily)
         └Inachidae (Family)
          └Podochelinae (Subfamily)
           └Coryrhynchus (Genus)
            └C. sidneyi (Species)

Crustaceans
Neck Crabs

Shortfinger Neck Crab

Podochela spp.

Yellowline Arrow Crab



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