Any ideas on what this crab might be?

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Discovered this guy today. Any idea on what he might be? My rock came from Tampa Bay Saltwater several months ago. First time I’m seeing him.
 

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Do they come to points where they meet or are kinda like little meat tenderizer mallets? That's a big tell as far as the crab's diet. It's hard to tell in photo.

Pointy-meat from killing and scavenging Flattened-mostly algae and detritus from scraping rocks
 

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Looks like a stone crab (maybe Menippe mercenaria) Generally a bad guy but some guys will raise them
 

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Discovered this guy today. Any idea on what he might be? My rock came from Tampa Bay Saltwater several months ago. First time I’m seeing him.
Florida Stone Crab - excellent sump monster or give to LFS or crunch it up to feed the critters in your tank.
 

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