Rust-Spotted Guard Crab
Trapezia rufopunctata
Rust-Spotted Guard Crab
Also known as: Red-Spotted Coral Crab
Category: Coral Crabs
Scientific Name: Trapezia rufopunctata
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1.5 to 2.5 cm)
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Brachyura (Infraorder)
└Trapeziidae (Family)
└Trapezia (Genus)
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