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Family: Menippidae stone crabs



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9 species (see list below)
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Menippe adina
[Gulf stone crab]
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Menippe frontalis
[Stridulating stone crab]

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo

Western Central Atlantic

Menippe mercenaria (Say, 1818)

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Menippe mercenaria
[Stone crab]
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Max. Length 4.9 cm CL
 
Menippe nodifrons
[Lumpy stone crab]

Photo by Modi, Shuanak

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 9 cm CW
Menippe rumphii (Fabricius, 1798)

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Menippe rumphii
[Maroon stone crab]
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Max. Length 9 cm CW
 
Myomenippe fornasinii
[Smooth stone crab]
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Max. Length 10 cm CW
 
Myomenippe hardwickii
[Mangrove stone crab]
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Sphaerozius nitidus
[Luster round crab]
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Sphaerozius oeschi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Menippe adina Gulf stone crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1986
Menippe frontalis Stridulating stone crab To be filled. 1879
Menippe mercenaria Stone crab Western Central Atlantic 1818
Menippe nodifrons Lumpy stone crab Atlantic Ocean 4.9 CL 1859
Menippe rumphii Maroon stone crab Indo-West Pacific. 9 CW 1798
Myomenippe fornasinii Smooth stone crab Indo-Pacific 9 CW 1851
Myomenippe hardwickii Mangrove stone crab Western Central Pacific 10 CW 1831
Sphaerozius nitidus Luster round crab Northeast Atlantic and In 1858
Sphaerozius oeschi Western Central Pacific. 1941



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