Hepatus epheliticus | 水產百科網
Hepatusepheliticus,knownbyvariousnames,includingthecalicocrabandDollyVardencrab,isaspeciesofcrab.Itlivesinshallowwaterinthewestern ...
Species of crab
Hepatus epheliticus, known by various names, including the calico crab (not to be confused with Ovalipes ocellatus) and Dolly Varden crab, is a species of crab. It lives in shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Chesapeake Bay to the Dominican Republic. It has a 3 in–wide carapace adorned with large red spots with darker outlines.
Description[edit]H. epheliticus grows to 3 inches (76 mm) across the carapace,[2] which is covered in large patches of red color, which may join up into lines or other patterns.[3] The spots are outlined in a darker color; in some crabs, only the darker rings are visible.[4]
Distribution[edit]The range of H. epheliticus extends from the Chesapeake Bay southwards, including the whole of the Gulf of Mexico, and as far so...
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水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:紅斑瓢蟹學名:Carpiliusmaculatus科別名稱:瓢蟹科(Carpiliidae)命名學者:（Linnaeus1758）
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水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:粗糙蝕菱蟹學名:Daldorfiahorrida科別名稱:菱蟹科(Parthenopidae)命名學者:（Linnaeus1758）
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水產分類:澎湖的蟹類中文名稱:公雞饅頭蟹學名:Calappagallus科別名稱:饅頭蟹科(Calappidae)命名學者:（Herbst1803）