Menippe mercenaria

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Menippe mercenaria - large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)stone crabcrab - decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincersgenus Menippe, Menippe - stone crabsstone crab - pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare