Menippe nodifrons

Menippe nodifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Infraorder:	Brachyura
Family:	Menippidae
Genus:	Menippe
Species:	M. nodifrons
Binomial name
	Menippe nodifrons; Stimpson, 1859
Synonyms
	Menippe nanusA. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1898; Menippe rudisA. Milne-Edwards, 1879;

Last updated October 12, 2025

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,^[3] and is found in the United States in east-central Florida^[4] and off the coast of Louisiana.^[5]

References

↑ "Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved November 25, 2011.
↑ Peter Davie & Charles Fransen (2010). "Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved November 25, 2011.
↑ 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" (PDF). Nauplius . 13 (1): 77–82.
↑ T. M. Bert (1986). "Speciation in western Atlantic stone crabs (genus Menippe): the role of geological processes and climatic events in the formation and distribution of species". Marine Biology . 93 (2): 157–170. Bibcode:1986MarBi..93..157B. doi:10.1007/BF00508253.
↑ 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". Transactions of the American Fisheries Society . 146 (3): 371–383. Bibcode:2017TrAFS.146..371R. doi:10.1080/00028487.2017.1281164.

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[1] "Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved November 25, 2011.

[2] Peter Davie & Charles Fransen (2010). "Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved November 25, 2011.

[3] 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" (PDF). Nauplius . 13 (1): 77–82.

[4] T. M. Bert (1986). "Speciation in western Atlantic stone crabs (genus Menippe): the role of geological processes and climatic events in the formation and distribution of species". Marine Biology . 93 (2): 157–170. Bibcode:1986MarBi..93..157B. doi:10.1007/BF00508253.

[5] 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". Transactions of the American Fisheries Society . 146 (3): 371–383. Bibcode:2017TrAFS.146..371R. doi:10.1080/00028487.2017.1281164.

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