Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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
There are several species of Neck Crabs which are very hard to visually distinguish.
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
        └Majoidea (Superfamily)
         └Inachidae (Family) Decorator Crabs
          └Podochelinae (Subfamily) Neck Crabs
           └Coryrhynchus (Genus)
            └C. sidneyi (Species)
WoRMS ID: 441866🔗
iNaturalist ID: 700390🔗

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