Channel Clinging Crab
Maguimithrax spinosissimus
Channel Clinging Crab
Also known as: King Crab, Reef Spider Crab, Coral Crab
Category: Spider Crabs
Scientific Name: Maguimithrax spinosissimus
Synonyms: Mithrax spinosissimus
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Mithracidae (Family)
└Maguimithrax (Genus)
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