Hepatus pudibundus is part of the Brachyuran superfamily Aethroidea which includes 7 recent genera. Most brachyuran crabs are located between the Tropic of Cancer Meer weergeven

The flecked box crab is an opportunistic predator meaning they will tend to eat whatever comes across their path. Because … Meer weergeven

According to multiple studies, conducted by (de Lima et al. 2014), (Miazaki, LF. et, al. 2019), and (Reis, J. Freire, KMF. da Rosa, LC. Barreto, TMRD. 2020) H.pudibundus can be found in the Eastern Atlantic from Georgia (USA), the Gulf of Mexico, the … Meer weergeven

Female crabs are generally smaller than males and molt in the winter. Egg production and reproduction require a lot of energy … Meer weergeven

The flecked box crab often gets caught as bycatch to the shrimp species X. kroyeri. Bycatch usually has devastating effects on populations, but not the speckled box crab because they … Meer weergeven