Cyrique (Guinotia dentata)

About Cyrique (Guinotia dentata)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Malacostracans
• Order: Crabs
• Family: Neotropical Freshwater Crabs

Guinotia is a monotypic genus of freshwater crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing only the species Guinotia dentata, commonly known as cyrique. They have few predators. Found in the West Indies, they are easily caught and thus are used locally as a food source.

Source: Wikipedia