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Hepatus epheliticus (calico box crab; shamefaced crab)

Synonyms: Cancer decorus; Cancer epheliticus; Hepatus vanbenedenii

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Predators

Calamus leucosteus (Whitebone porgy)[1]
Epinephelus itajara (Jewfish)[2]
Sciaenops ocellatus (Spotted bass)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Feeding Habits of Whitebone Porgy, Calamus leucosteus (Teleostei: Sparidae), Associated with Hard Bottom Reefs off the Southeastern United States, George R. Sedberry, April 1989. Fishery Bulletin. U.S. 87: 935--944.
♦ 2Goliath Grouper: Epinephelus itajara, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
♦ 3Food of the Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellata, from Mississippi Sound, Robin M. Overstreet, Richard W. Heard, Gulf Research Reports, Vol. 6, No. 2, 131-135, 1978
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0