Mithrax coryphe

(J.F.W. Herbst, 1801)

Nodose Clinging Crab

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of Mexico.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reefs and usually inhabits coral rubble.

Aquarium Suitability: This is a hitchhiker that sometimes arrives of live rock and will cause damage to both soft and stony corals by opening up crevices/tears in their skin tissue and feeding on the mucus discharged from the wound. Should be removed when seen!

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Subclass: Eumalacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Superfamily: Majoidea

Family: Mithracidae

Genus: Mithrax

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

Generally a greenish body, but sometimes has a reddish body.