Carpilius convexus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Carpiliidae |
| Genus: | Carpilius |
| Species: | C. convexus |
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Carpilius convexus (Forsskål, 1775) |
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Carpilius convexus is a species of crab that lives in the Indo-Pacific, from Hawaii to the Red Sea and South Africa. It was first described by Peter Forsskål in 1775 as "Cancer convexus", and has sometimes been treated as a variety of the larger species Carpilius maculatus. The biology of the genus Carpilius is poorly known.
Carpilius convexus (Male), Anterior view, Ludwig Wreck, Persian Gulf, 2012.
Carpilius convexus (Male), Posterior view, Ludwig Wreck, Persian Gulf, 2012.
Carpilius convexus (Female), Réunion.
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