Description
Also known as Batwing Round Crab, Coral Crab, Queen Crab, Red Coral Crab, Reef Crab, True Crab.
Found hiding during the day, under rocks and rubble, foraging for food at night, over shallow coral reefs.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans and molluscs.
Length - 15cm
Depth - 1-20m
Widespread Western Atlantic, Caribbean
After mating the male in this group of crabs dies after a couple of days! Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpilius_corallinus
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Posted by @fishx6One of the most beautiful crabs in the area. The carapace is smooth and heavy, with no teeth, except for a blunt one at the lower right- and left hand corner. The ground color is pale to brick red with scarlet spots and meandering lines of small white or yellow spots. The ends of the fingers and claws are darker. Size: the largest crab in the Caribbean, the carapace can be up to 15 cm in width. (edit) Ref: http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=caribbean_diving_guide&id=124