Carpilius

Carpilius is a genus of crabs in the family Carpiliidae, containing the following species:[1]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Carpilius convexus (Forskål, 1775)Indo-Pacific, from Hawaii to the Red Sea and South Africa
Carpilius corallinus (Herbst, 1783)western Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Florida until Brazil including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea
Carpilius maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)from Hawaii to Mozambique and South Africa

Carpilius
Carpilius convexus
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Carpilius

Desmarest, 1823


References

  1. P. Davie (2010). "Carpilius Desmarest, 1823". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved December 6, 2010.


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