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Family: Dromiidae sponge crabs (See list of species below)

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55 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Alainodromia dambimangari []	No picture found Alcockdromia fallax []	No picture found Austrodromidia australis []
No picture found Austrodromidia insignis []	No picture found Austrodromidia octodentata []	No picture found Baccadromia bullifera []
No picture found Conchoecetes artificiosus []	No picture found Conchoecetes atlas []	No picture found Cryptodromia amboinensis []
No picture found Cryptodromia canaliculata []	Cryptodromia coronata []	No picture found Cryptodromia erioxylon []
No picture found Cryptodromia hilgendorfi []	No picture found Cryptodromia mariae []	No picture found Cryptodromia marquesas []
No picture found Cryptodromia pentagonalis []	No picture found Cryptodromia pileifera []	No picture found Cryptodromia pitiensis []
No picture found Cryptodromia trituberculata []	No picture found Cryptodromia tuberculata []	No picture found Cryptodromia tumida []
No picture found Cryptodromiopsis antillensis [Hairy sponge crab]	No picture found Cryptodromiopsis plumosa [Shaggy sponge crab]	No picture found Cryptodromiopsis sarraburei []
No picture found Cryptodromiopsis tridens []	No picture found Cryptodromiopsis unidentata []	No picture found Desmodromia tranterae []
No picture found Dromia dehaani []	No picture found Dromia erythropus [Redeye sponge crab]	Dromia personata [Sleepy crab]
No picture found Dromia wilsoni [Wilson's sponge crab]	No picture found Dromidiopsis australiensis []	No picture found Dromidiopsis lethrinusae []
No picture found Dromidiopsis richeri []	No picture found Epigodromia areolata []	No picture found Epigodromia granulata []
No picture found Epigodromia rotunda []	No picture found Foredromia rostrata []	No picture found Fultodromia nodipes []
No picture found Fultodromia spinifera []	No picture found Hypoconcha arcuata [Granulate shellback crab]	No picture found Hypoconcha parasitica [Rough shellback crab]
No picture found Hypoconcha spinosissima [Spiny shellback crab]	No picture found Lamarckdromia beagle []	No picture found Lamarckdromia excavata []
No picture found Lamarckdromia globosa []	Lauridromia dehaani [Japanese sponge crab]	No picture found Lauridromia indica [Cannonball sponge crab]
No picture found Lewindromia unidentata []	No picture found Metadromia wilsoni []	No picture found Petalomera pulchra []
No picture found Stimdromia lamellata []	No picture found Stimdromia lateralis []	No picture found Takedromia cristatipes []
Tumidodromia dormia [Common sponge crab]

55 Species of Family Dromiidae
(sponge crabs)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Alainodromia dambimangari		Eastern Indian Ocean
Alcockdromia fallax		Indo-Pacific.	1.5 CW
Austrodromidia australis		Indo-West Pacific
Austrodromidia insignis		Indo-West Pacific
Austrodromidia octodentata		Indo-West Pacific
Baccadromia bullifera		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Conchoecetes artificiosus		Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Conchoecetes atlas		Western Pacific	2.07 CW
Cryptodromia amboinensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Cryptodromia canaliculata		Indo-Pacific
Cryptodromia coronata		Pacific Ocean
Cryptodromia erioxylon		Eastern Central Pacific
Cryptodromia hilgendorfi		Indo-Pacific.	1.6 CW
Cryptodromia mariae		Western Central Pacific.	1.14 CW
Cryptodromia marquesas		Eastern Central Pacific	0.78 CW
Cryptodromia pentagonalis		Indo-West Pacific.	1.37 CW
Cryptodromia pileifera		Indo-West Pacific.
Cryptodromia pitiensis		Western Central Pacific
Cryptodromia trituberculata		Western Central Pacific
Cryptodromia tuberculata		Indo-West Pacific.	1.3 CW
Cryptodromia tumida		Indo-West Pacific.	1.4 CW
Cryptodromiopsis antillensis	Hairy sponge crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.	1.6 CW
Cryptodromiopsis plumosa	Shaggy sponge crab	Indo-Pacific.	1.33 CW
Cryptodromiopsis sarraburei		Southeast Pacific
Cryptodromiopsis tridens		Indo-Pacific
Cryptodromiopsis unidentata		Indo-Pacific.	3.4 CW
Desmodromia tranterae		Eastern Indian Ocean
Dromia dehaani		Indo-West Pacific
Dromia erythropus	Redeye sponge crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Dromia personata	Sleepy crab	Mediterranean Sea and Eas	7.5 CL
Dromia wilsoni	Wilson's sponge crab	Pacific, Atlantic and Ind
Dromidiopsis australiensis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Dromidiopsis lethrinusae		Western Pacific.	1.72 CW
Dromidiopsis richeri		Eastern Central Pacific	1.54 CW
Epigodromia areolata		Indo-West Pacific.
Epigodromia granulata		Western Indian Ocean
Epigodromia rotunda		Indo-West Pacific.
Foredromia rostrata		Indo-West Pacific
Fultodromia nodipes		Eastern Indian Ocean
Fultodromia spinifera		Eastern Indian Ocean
Hypoconcha arcuata	Granulate shellback crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.	1.42 CW
Hypoconcha parasitica	Rough shellback crab	Western Atlantic. Topica	2.06 CW
Hypoconcha spinosissima	Spiny shellback crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Lamarckdromia beagle		Eastern Indian Ocean
Lamarckdromia excavata		Indo-West Pacific
Lamarckdromia globosa		Indo-West Pacific.
Lauridromia dehaani	Japanese sponge crab	Indo-Pacific.	10 CW
Lauridromia indica	Cannonball sponge crab	Indo-West Pacific.	8.25 CW
Lewindromia unidentata		Indo-Pacific
Metadromia wilsoni		Atlantic and Indo-Pacific
Petalomera pulchra		Indo-West Pacific.
Stimdromia lamellata		Indo-West Pacific
Stimdromia lateralis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Takedromia cristatipes		Western Pacific	2.25 CW
Tumidodromia dormia	Common sponge crab	Indo-Pacific	20 CW

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