Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859 is a animal in the Menippidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859

Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859

Menippe nodifrons, the Cuban stone crab, is a crab species found in the warm tropical western Atlantic Ocean.

Family
Genus
Menippe
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859

Menippe nodifrons, commonly called the Cuban stone crab, is a species of crab that occurs in warm tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. It is commonly found across parts of Brazil. In the United States, it occurs in east-central Florida and in waters off the coast of Louisiana.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Menippidae Menippe

More from Menippidae

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