---
title: "Mangrove Root Crab"
description: "Goniopsis cruentata — Other animals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mangrove-root-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mangrove Root Crab

> Goniopsis cruentata — Other animals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Goniopsis cruentata*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2389
- Wikidata: [Q7938318](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7938318)
- iNaturalist taxon: [220537](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/220537)

## Names

- en: Mangrove Root Crab
- es: Cangrejo patas rojas
- fr: Crabe rouge de Mangrove
- pt: Aratu-vermelho

## Countries with the most observations

BR (1011), MX (395), US (347), GF (82), CO (73), PR (67), PA (42), CR (33), DO (25), HN (25), BM (24), CU (23)

## Photo

![Mangrove Root Crab](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mangrove-root-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alan Weakley · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115493525

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mangrove-root-crab?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).