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Roatan Reef Guide

Crabs (true)

Channel Clinging Crab (Mithrax spinosissimus) Male

Channel Clinging Crab

Batwing Coral Crab (Carpilius corallinus)

Batwing Coral Crab

Ocellate Swimming Crab (Achelous sebae)

Ocellate Swimming Crab

Blotched Swimming Crab (Achelous spinimanus)

Blotched Swimming Crab

Yellowline Arrow Crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis)

Yellowline Arrow Crab

Nimble Spray Crab (Percnon gibbesi)

Nimble Spray Crab

Banded Clinging Crab (Mithrax cinctimanus)

Banded Clinging Crab

Sally Lightfoot Crab (Grapsus grapsus)

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Coral Clinging Crab (Damithrax hispidus)

Coral Clinging Crab

Tidal Spray Crab (Plagusia depressa)

Tidal Spray Crab

Mottled Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus transversus)

Mottled Shore Crab

Urn Crab (Pitho spp.)

Urn Crab

Hairy Clinging Crab (Amphithrax aculeatus)

Hairy Clinging Crab

Blackpoint Sculling Crab (Cronius ruber)

Blackpoint Sculling Crab

Red Clinging Crab (Teleophrys ruber)

Red Clinging Crab

Dark Shore Crab (Pachygrapsus gracilis)

Dark Shore Crab

Elkhorn Coral Crab (Domecia acanthophora)

Elkhorn Coral Crab

Nodose Rubble Crab (Paractaea rufopunctata)

Nodose Rubble Crab

Heart Urchin Pea Crab (Dissodactylus primitivus)

Heart Urchin Pea Crab

Ocellate Box Crab (Calappa ocellata)

Ocellate Box Crab

Gaudy Clown Crab (Platypodiella spectabilis)

Gaudy Clown Crab

Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)

Blue Crab

Green Clinging Crab (Mithraculus sculptus)

Green Clinging Crab

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab (Mithraculus forceps)

Red-Ridged Clinging Crab

Rough Rubble Crab (Psuedomedaeus agassizi)

Rough Rubble Crab

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