Menippe adina

Author
Williams & Felder, 1986
Common Names
  • Gulf Stone Crab

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
15 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Gulf of Mexico only: northwestern Florida–Tamaulipas Mexico
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • loose rubble or coral fragments
  • commercially important
  • endemic to Gulf of Mexico
References

  • Williams, A. B., and D. L. Felder. 1986. Analysis of stone crabs: Menippe mercenaria (Say), restricted, and a previously unrecognized species described (Decapod: Xanthidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 99: 517–543.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Felder, D. L., F. Álvarez, J. W. Goy, and R. Lemaitre. 2009. Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with Comments on the Amphionidacea, Pp. 1019–1104 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-26-2024.

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