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Spotted reef crab
Carpilius maculatus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 209151, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Spotted reef crab
- Scientific
- Carpilius maculatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Crabs
- Maximum size
- Up to about 18 cm (carapace width)
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 35 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)
Description
The spotted reef crab has a smooth, domed, cream to orange shell with large red spots. It lives on shallow reefs and is active at night.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=6, 6 observers); literature records via OBIS.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Carpilius-maculatus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209151
- inaturalist.org /taxa/120926
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Carpilius_maculatus_2.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.