Calappa gallus (Herbst, 1803)
Rough box crab
Calappa gallus
photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Family:  Calappidae (box crabs)
Max. size:  6 cm CL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 218 m
Distribution:  Atlantic and Indo-Pacific: from Senegal to Angola and Florida Keys to Brazil, Red Sea to Japan and Polynesia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Carapace width: 8 cm. Minimum depth from Ref. 96667.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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