''Metaxanthops acutus'' is a species of
crabs in the family
Xanthidae
Xanthidae is a family of crabs known as gorilla crabs, mud crabs, pebble crabs or rubble crabs. Xanthid crabs are often brightly coloured and are highly poisonous, containing toxins which are not destroyed by cooking and for which no antidote i ...
, the only species in the genus ''Metaxanthops''.
References
Xanthoidea
Monotypic decapod genera
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