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Gulf stone crab

Menippe adina

Classification

Menippe adina is a species of crab, sometimes called the Gulf stone crab or Western Gulf stone crab. It is very closely related to the Florida stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, of which it is sometimes considered to be a subspecies. Description Stone crabs have a hard exoskeleton shell which is brownish red with gray spots on top but a tan underside.

Distribution

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United States of America · 205