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Family: Limulidae



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4 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda
[Mangrove horseshoe crab]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Limulus polyphemus
[Horseshoe crab]
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Tachypleus gigas
[Coastal horseshoe crab]
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Max. Length 92 cm TL
 
Tachypleus tridentatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda Mangrove horseshoe crab Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 40 TL 1802
Limulus polyphemus Horseshoe crab Western Atlantic 60 TL 1758
Tachypleus gigas Coastal horseshoe crab Indo-Pacific. 1785
Tachypleus tridentatus Western Pacific. 92 TL 1819



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