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Phylum
Arthropoda
> Subphylum
Crustacea
> Class Malacostraca > Order
Decapoda
> Brachyurans
Big crabs with big pincers
How to tell them apart?
updated Aug 08
These crabs with big pincers found on rocky shores are often mistaken for one another.
Here's more on how to tell them apart.
Stone crab
(
Myonmenippe hardwicki
)
Red-eyed stone crab
(
Eriphia ferox
)
Spotted-belly forceps crab
(
Ozius guttatus
)
Has green eyes ringed with red.
Has all-red eyes.
Has spotted eyes.
More comparisons
Red egg crab
Maroon stone crab
Spoon-pincer crab
Box crab
Floral egg crab
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