Epilobocera haytensis
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| Epilobocera haytensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Epiloboceridae |
| Genus: | Epilobocera |
| Species: | E. haytensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epilobocera haytensis M.J. Rathbun,1893[2] | |
Epilobocera haytensis,[2] also known in Dominican Spanish as jaiba de río (borrowed from Taíno), is a freshwater crab endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti). It is found in nearly all of Hispaniola's lowland rivers,[1] and is often harvested for food in both countries of the island.[3]
