Article Nº 0798 Taxonomic group Vol. I · p. 476
Caranguejola
Collective name for various decapod crustaceans; only the spider crab Maia squinado is edible.
A name applied to decapod crustaceans of various families, among which the genera Maia, Eriphia, Calappa and Pagurus may be cited. The only edible caranguejola (local name for various crabs, chiefly spider crabs) is Maia squinado, rarely taken in trawl nets.