Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Cuban Stone Crab
Menippe nodifrons
Cuban Stone Crab
Category: Stone Crabs
Scientific Name: Menippe nodifrons
Size: Up to 3 in. (7.5 cm)  
Depth: 0-60 ft. (0-18 m)
Distribution: South Florida, 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. nodifrons (Species)
WoRMS ID: 241128🔗
iNaturalist ID: 260410🔗

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