Florida Stone Crab
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| Scientific name | Menippe mercenaria |
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| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapods |
| Family | Menippidae |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Higher classification | Menippe |
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| ID | 3089101 |
About Florida Stone Crab
The Florida stone crab is a crab found in the western North Atlantic, from Connecticut to Belize, including Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, The Bahamas, and the East Coast of the United States. The crab can also be found in and around the salt marshes of South Carolina and Georgia. It is widely caught for food.
