Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Convex Crab
Carpilius convexus
Convex Crab
Also known as: Variable Coral Crab
Category: Reef Crabs
Scientific Name: Carpilius convexus
Size: up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 1-40 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Brachyura (Infraorder)
      └Carpiliidae (Family)
       └Carpilius (Genus)

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