Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Tidal Spray Crab
Plagusia depressa
Tidal Spray Crab
Category: Spray Crabs
Scientific Name: Plagusia depressa
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 1-10 ft. (0-3 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Bermuda, Caribbean, Gulf of America, Brazil
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Brachyura (Infraorder)
      └Plagusiidae (Family)
       └Plagusia (Genus)

All Photographs
© 2025 Florent Charpin