Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Sawedged Spooner Crab
Etisus utilis
Sawedged Spooner Crab
Category: Mud Crabs
Scientific Name: Etisus utilis
Size: carapace up to 6 in. (15cm)  
Depth: 3-60 ft. (1-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
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
        └Xanthoidea (Superfamily)
         └Xanthidae (Family) Mud Crabs
          └Etisus (Genus)
           └E. utilis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 209119🔗
iNaturalist ID: 326689🔗

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