Menippe nodifrons explained

Menippe nodifrons, commonly known as the Cuban stone crab, is a species of crab found in warm tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean. It is common in parts of Brazil,^[1] and is found in the United States in east-central Florida^[2] and off the coast of Louisiana.^[3]

Notes and References

1. A. M. Madambashi, R. A. Christofoletti & M. A. A. Pinheiro . 2005 . Natural diet of the crab Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859 (Brachyura, Menippidae) in Paranapuã Beach, São Vicente (SP), Brazil . . 13 . 1 . 77–82 . PDF.
2. T. M. Bert . Speciation in western Atlantic stone crabs (genus Menippe): the role of geological processes and climatic events in the formation and distribution of species . . 93 . 2 . 157–170 . 10.1007/BF00508253.
3. D. B. Reeves . 2017 . Stone Crab Menippe spp. Populations on Louisiana’s Nearshore Oil and Gas Platforms: Higher Density and Size at Maturity on a Sand Shoal . . 146 . 3 . 371–383 . 10.1080/00028487.2017.1281164.