Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Florida Stone Crab
Menippe mercenaria
Florida Stone Crab
Category: Stone Crabs
Scientific Name: Menippe mercenaria
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean
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
        └Eriphioidea (Superfamily)
         └Menippidae (Family) Stone Crabs
          └Menippe (Genus)
           └M. mercenaria (Species)
WoRMS ID: 422070🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131045🔗

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