Hepatus epheliticus known by various names including the calico crab (not to be confused with Ovalipes ocellatus) and Dolly Varden crab is a species of crab. It lives in shallow water in the western Atlantic Ocean from the Chesapeake Bay to the Dominican Republic. It has a 3 in–wide carapace adorned with large red spots with darker outlines.
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