About Menippe adina Williams & Felder, 1986
This species is commonly known as the stone crab, with the scientific name Menippe adina Williams & Felder, 1986. Stone crabs have a hard exoskeleton shell that is brownish red with gray spots on the upper surface, and tan on the underside. They have two large, unequal-sized chelae (claws) that have black tips. The stone crab's carapace, which is its main shell, measures 3 to 3.5 inches (76.2 to 88.9 mm) long, and is nearly 4 inches (102 mm) wide. Among individuals of a similar age, males have a smaller carapace than females, but males generally have larger chelae than females. The geographic range of Menippe adina overlaps with the range of Menippe mercenaria, and extends from Wakulla County, Florida around the Gulf of Mexico to Tamaulipas state, Mexico.
