Goniopsis cruentata (Latreille, 1802)
Purple mangrove crab
Goniopsis cruentata
photo by Hirose, Gustavo

Family:  Grapsidae (shore, marsh, and talon crabs)
Max. size:  5.6 cm CW (male/unsexed); 5.1 cm CW (female)
Environment:  benthic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean: from Florida to Bermuda, Mexico, Belize, Panama, the Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, to Brazil (Para to Santa Catarina, including Fernando de Noronha), and the eastern Atlantic, from Senegal to Angola.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from Roatan Island and other Honduran Bay Islands (Ref. 105697). C: Ref. 105697; M: Ref. 105697.

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