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mangrove tree crab

Aratus pisonii

Classification

Aratus pisonii, commonly known as the mangrove tree crab, is a species of crab which lives in mangrove trees in tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas, from Florida to Brazil on the Atlantic coast. A related species, A. pacificus, occurs from Nicaragua to Peru on the Pacific coast.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1,349Brazil · 78Mexico · 60France · 50Netherlands · 15United Kingdom · 7Cuba · 3