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Mangrove Root Crab
Noémy MOLLARET, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Crabs

Mangrove Root Crab

Goniopsis cruentata (Latreille, 1803)

Names

EnglishMangrove Root Crab
Dutch—
SpanishCangrejo patas rojas
Chinese血染角方蟹
Sranan Tongokrabu (general name for the group)
Scientific nameGoniopsis cruentata (Latreille, 1803)

About this species

The Mangrove Root Crab (Goniopsis cruentata) is a species of the family Grapsidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 23 times (GBIF), between 1901 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 9 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Commewijne and Paramaribo.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyGrapsidae
GenusGoniopsis

In Suriname

23Records in Suriname
9iNaturalist observations
1901First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne5
  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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