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Family: Homolidae carrier crabs (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Gordonopsis alaini []	No picture found Gordonopsis ceto []	No picture found Gordonopsis hera []
No picture found Gordonopsis phorcys []	No picture found Gordonopsis velutina []	Homola barbata [Homole crab]
No picture found Homola ikedai []	No picture found Homola mieensis []	No picture found Homola minima []
No picture found Homola orientalis []	No picture found Homola poupini []	No picture found Homola vigil []
No picture found Homologenus broussei []	No picture found Homologenus orientalis []	No picture found Homologenus rostratus []
No picture found Homolomannia occlusa []	No picture found Homolomannia sibogae []	No picture found Lamoha inflata []
No picture found Lamoha murotoensis []	No picture found Lamoha noar []	No picture found Lamoha personata []
Latreillopsis bispinosa []	No picture found Latreillopsis mariveneae []	No picture found Latreillopsis tetraspinosa []
No picture found Moloha majora []	No picture found Paramola cuvieri [Paramola]	Paromola cuvieri [Paromola]
No picture found Paromola japonica [Japanese deepwater carrier crab]	No picture found Paromola macrochira []	No picture found Paromola rathbunae []
No picture found Yaldwynopsis guinotae []	No picture found Yaldwynopsis saguili []	No picture found Yaldwynopsis spinimanus []

33 Species of Family Homolidae
(carrier crabs)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Gordonopsis alaini		Western Indian Ocean
Gordonopsis ceto		Northwest Pacific
Gordonopsis hera		Central Pacific
Gordonopsis phorcys		Western Central Pacific
Gordonopsis velutina		Western Central Pacific
Homola barbata	Homole crab	Atlantic Ocean and the Me	1.47 CW
Homola ikedai		Western and eastern centr
Homola mieensis		Western Central Pacific
Homola minima		Western Atlantic.
Homola orientalis		Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Homola poupini		Eastern Central Pacific
Homola vigil		Western Central Atlantic.
Homologenus broussei		Eastern Central Pacific
Homologenus orientalis		Southeast Pacific
Homologenus rostratus		Western Central Atlantic.
Homolomannia occlusa		Indo-West Pacific
Homolomannia sibogae		Western Central Pacific
Lamoha inflata		Central Pacific
Lamoha murotoensis		Indo-Pacific
Lamoha noar		Western Central Atlantic.
Lamoha personata		Eastern Central Pacific
Latreillopsis bispinosa		Western Pacific
Latreillopsis mariveneae		Western Central Pacific
Latreillopsis tetraspinosa		Western Pacific
Moloha majora		Pacific Ocean.
Paramola cuvieri	Paramola	Eastern Atlantic and the
Paromola cuvieri	Paromola	Eastern Atlantic and the	21.5 CL
Paromola japonica	Japanese deepwater carrier crab	Pacific Ocean	18 CL
Paromola macrochira		Western Central Pacific
Paromola rathbunae		Southeast Pacific.
Yaldwynopsis guinotae		Eastern Central Pacific
Yaldwynopsis saguili		Western Central Pacific
Yaldwynopsis spinimanus		Southwest Pacific

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