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Family: Xanthidae stone and mud crabs



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373 species (see list below)
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Actaea acantha
[Spinose rubble crab]
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Actaea allisoni
[]
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Actaea bifrons
[Areolate rubble crab]
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Actaea calculosa
[Facetted crabs]
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Actaea glandifera
[]
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Actaea jacquelinae
[]

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Eastern Indian Ocean

Actaea peronii (Milne Edwards, 1834)

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Actaea peronii
[]
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Actaea polyacantha
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm CW
 
Actaea pura
[]
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Actaea savignii
[]
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Actaea savigryi
[]
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Actaea spinosissima
[]
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Actaea spongiosa
[]
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Actaeodes consobrinus
[]
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Actaeodes hirsutissimus
[]
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Actaeodes mutatus
[]
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Actaeodes tomentosus
[]
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Alainodaeus akiaki
[]
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Alainodaeus alis
[]
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Alainodaeus filipinus
[]
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Alainodaeus nuku
[]
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Alainodaeus rimatara
[]
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Allactaea lithostrota
[]
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Antrocarcinus petrosus
[]
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Atergatis dilatatus
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Atergatis floridus (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Atergatis floridus
[Green egg crab]
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Atergatis granulatus
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Atergatis integerrimus (Lamarck, 1801)

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Atergatis integerrimus
[Red egg crab]
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Atergatis laevigatus
[]
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Atergatis latissimus
[]
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Atergatis obtusus
[]
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Atergatis reticulatus
[]
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Atergatis roseus
[]
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Atergatis subdentatus
[]
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Atergatopsis germaini
[]
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Atergatopsis granulata
[]
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Max. Length 3.7 cm TL
 
Atergatopsis lucasii
[]
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Max. Length 12 cm CW
 
Atergatopsis signata
[Giant egg crab]
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Banareia armata
[]
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Banareia banareias
[]
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Banareia fatuhiva
[]
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Banareia japonica
[]
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Banareia nobilii
[]
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Banareia palmeri
[Hoary rubble crab]
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Banareia parvula
[]
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Banareia subglobosa
[]
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Banareia villosa
[]
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Bruciana pediger
[]
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Calvactaea tumida
[]
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Carpoporus papulosus
[Narrowfront rubble crab]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm CW
 
Cataleptodius floridanus
[Spoonfinger rubble crab]
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Chlorodiella barbata
[]
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Chlorodiella corallicola
[]
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Chlorodiella crispipleopa
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Chlorodiella cytherea (Dana, 1852)

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Chlorodiella cytherea
[]
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Chlorodiella davaoensis
[]
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Chlorodiella laevissima
[]
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Chlorodiella longimana
[Longhand rubble crab]
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Chlorodiella nigra
[]
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Chlorodiella xishaensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Chlorodopsis nigrocrinita
[]
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Chlorodopsis philippinensis
[]

Photo by Ng Kee Lin, Peter

Western Central Pacific

Cranaothus deforgesi Ng, 1993

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Cranaothus deforgesi
[]

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Western Central Pacific

Crosnierius carinatus Serène & Vadon, 1981

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Crosnierius carinatus
[]
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Cyclodius drachi
[]
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Cyclodius granulatus
[]
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Cyclodius granulosus
[]
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Cyclodius nitidus
[]
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Cyclodius obscurus
[]
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Cyclodius ungulatus
[]
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Cycloxanthops novemdentatus
[Ninetooth pebble crab]
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Cycloxanthops vittatus
[]
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Cymo andreossyi
[Hairy coral crab]
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Cymo cerasma
[]
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Cymo deplanatus
[]
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Cymo melanodactylus
[Blue eyed crab]
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Cymo quadrilobatus
[]
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Cyrtocarcinus truncatus
[]
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Danielea noelensis
[]
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Demania crosnieri
[]
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Demania cultripes
[]
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Demania garthi
[]
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Demania intermedia
[]
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Demania mortenseni
[]
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Demania reynaudii
[]
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Demania rotundata
[]
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Max. Length 5.3 cm CW
 
Demania scaberrima
[]
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Demania toxica
[]
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Demania wardi
[]
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Edwardsium spinimanum
[]
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Epiactaea margaritifera
[]
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Epiactaea nodulosa
[]
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Epiactaeodes pictus
[]

Photo by Ng Kee Lin, Peter

Central Pacific

Epistocavea mururoa Davie, 1993

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Epistocavea mururoa
[]
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Etisus anaglyptus
[]
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Etisus australis
[]
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Etisus bargibanti
[]
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Etisus bifrontalis
[]
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Etisus demani
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm CW
Etisus dentatus (Herbst, 1785)

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Etisus dentatus
[Spiny spooner]
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Etisus electra
[]
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Etisus frontalis
[]
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Etisus laboutei
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm CW
Etisus laevimanus Randall, 1840

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Etisus laevimanus
[Smooth spooner]
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Etisus maculatus
[Blackfinger rubble crab]
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Etisus odhneri
[]
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Etisus punctatus
[]
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Etisus rhynchophorus
[]

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Indo-Pacific, from Red Se
Max. Length 15 cm CW
Etisus splendidus Rathbun, 1906

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Etisus splendidus
[Splendid spooner]

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Indo-West Pacific, reachi
Max. Length 15 cm CW
Etisus utilis Jacquinot, 1852

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Etisus utilis
[Sawedged spooner]
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Etisus villosus
[]
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Euryxanthops chiltoni
[]
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Euryxanthops latifrons
[]
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Euxanthus exsculptus
[]

Photo by Ng Kee Lin, Peter

Indo-West Pacific

Euxanthus herdmani Laurie, 1906

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Euxanthus herdmani
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Euxanthus huonii (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)

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Euxanthus huonii
[]
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Euxanthus ruali
[]
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Euxanthus rugosus
[]
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Forestiana depressa
[]
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Forestiana pascua
[]
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Forestiana scabra
[]
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Gaillardiellus alphonsi
[]
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Gaillardiellus bathus
[]
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Gaillardiellus holthuisi
[]
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Gaillardiellus orientalis
[]
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Gaillardiellus rueppelli
[]
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Gaillardiellus superciliaris
[]
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Garthasia americana
[]
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Garthasia ludaoensis
[]
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Garthiella aberrans
[]
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Glyptocarcinus politus
[]
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Glyptoxanthus erosus
[Eroded mud crab]
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Glyptoxanthus vermiculatus
[]
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Gonopanope areolata
[Smooth-hand mud crab]
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Guinotellus melvillensis
[]
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Hepatoporus guinotae
[]

Photo by Ng Kee Lin, Peter

Western Pacific

Hepatoporus orientalis (Sakai, 1935)

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Hepatoporus orientalis
[]
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Hepatoporus pumex
[]
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Heteractaea ceratopus
[Horned mud crab]
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Heteractaea lunata
[Fuzzy mud crab]

Photo by Ng Kee Lin, Peter

Indo-West Pacific.

Hypocolpus abbotti (Rathbun, 1894)

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Hypocolpus abbotti
[]
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Hypocolpus diverticulatus
[]

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Western Central Pacific

Hypocolpus haanii Rathbun, 1909

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Hypocolpus haanii
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Hypocolpus kurodai Takeda, 1980

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Hypocolpus kurodai
[]
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Hypocolpus mararae
[]
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Hypocolpus rugosus
[]
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Jacforus cavatus
[]
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Juxtaxanthias intonsus
[Bearded crab]
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Juxtaxanthias lividus
[]
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Juxtaxanthias tetraodon
[]
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Lachnopodus bidentatus
[]
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Lachnopodus ponapensis
[]
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Lachnopodus subacutus
[]
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Lachnopodus tahitensis
[]

Photo by Ng Kee Lin, Peter

Western Central Pacific

Ladomedaeus fungillus Manuel-Santos & Ng, 2007

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Ladomedaeus fungillus
[]
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Leptodius davaoensis
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Leptodius exaratus (Milne-Edwards, 1834)

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Leptodius exaratus
[Fan round crab]

Photo by Modi, Shuanak

Indo-Pacific.

Leptodius gracilis (Dana, 1852)

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Leptodius gracilis
[Round crab]
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Leptodius nudipes
[]
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Leptodius sanguineus
[]
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Leptodius waialuanus
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm CW
Liagore rubromaculata (De Haan, 1835)

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Liagore rubromaculata
[]
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Linnaeoxanthus acanthomerus
[]
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Liocarpilodes armiger
[]
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Liocarpilodes biunguis
[]
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Liocarpilodes harmsi
[]
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Liocarpilodes integerrimus
[]
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Liomera bella
[Pretty liomera]
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Liomera cinctimanus
[Colorful reef crab]
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Liomera edwardsi
[]
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Liomera laperousei
[]
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Liomera loevis
[]
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Liomera margaritata
[]
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Liomera monticulosa
[]
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Liomera nigrimanus
[]
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Liomera pallida
[]

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Indo-Pacific.

Liomera rubra (Milne-Edwards, 1865)

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Liomera rubra
[Red liomera]
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Liomera rugata
[Corrugated liomera]
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Liomera rugipes
[]
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Liomera semigranosa
[]
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Liomera stimpsonii
[]
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Liomera striolata
[]
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Liomera supernodosa
[Knotted liomera]
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Liomera tristis
[]
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Liomera venosa
[]
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Liomera virgata
[]
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Liomera yaldwyni
[]
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Lioxanthodes alcocki
[]
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Lipkemera rufomaculata
[]
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Lophozozymus anaglyptus
[]
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Lophozozymus bertonciniae
[]
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Lophozozymus cristatus
[]
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Lophozozymus dodone
[]
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Lophozozymus edwardsi
[]
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Lophozozymus erinnyes
[]
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Lophozozymus evestigatus
[]
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Lophozozymus glaber
[]
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Lophozozymus guezei
[]
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Lophozozymus incisus
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm CW
 
Lophozozymus pictor
[Mosaic reef crab]
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Lophozozymus pulchellus
[]
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Lophozozymus superbus
[]
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Luniella pugil
[]
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Luniella spinipes
[]
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Lybia caestifera
[]
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Lybia edmondsoni
[Pom-pom crab]
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Lybia leptochelis
[]
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Lybia plumosa
[]

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Indo-Pacific

Lybia tessellata (Latreille, 1812)

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Lybia tessellata
[Boxer crab]
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Lybia tutelina
[]
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Macromedaeus adelus
[]
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Macromedaeus crassimanus
[]
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Macromedaeus distinguendus
[]
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Macromedaeus hainanensis
[]
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Macromedaeus nudipes
[]
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Macromedaeus quinquedentatus
[]
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Macromedaeus voeltzkowi
[]
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Medaeops gemini
[]

Photo by Ng Kee Lin, Peter

Indo-West Pacific.

Medaeops granulosus (Haswell, 1882)

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Medaeops granulosus
[]
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Medaeops merodontos
[]
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Medaeops neglectus
[]
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Medaeops serenei
[]
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Medaeus aztec
[]
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Medaeus danielita
[]
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Medaeus elegans
[]
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Medaeus grandis
[]
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Medaeus ornatus
[]
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Medaeus spinulifer
[]
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Melybia thalamita
[Delicate coral crab]
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Meractaea multidentata
[]
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Meractaea tafai
[]
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Metaxanthops acutus
[]
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Microcassiope granulimana
[]
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Microcassiope minor
[]
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Microcassiope xantusii
[]
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Micropanope lata
[]
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Micropanope lobifrons
[Lobefront mud crab]
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Micropanope nuttingi
[Beaded mud crab]
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Micropanope pusilla
[Puffy mud crab]
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Micropanope sculptipes
[Sculptured mud crab]
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Micropanope sexlobata
[]
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Micropanope urinator
[Thorny mud crab]

Photo by Ng Kee Lin, Peter

Western Central Pacific

Miersiella cavifrons Takeda, 1989

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Miersiella cavifrons
[]

Photo by Ng Kee Lin, Peter

Indo-West Pacific

Miersiella haswelli (Miers, 1886)

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Miersiella haswelli
[]

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Eastern Atlantic and the

Monodaeus couchii (Couch, 1851)

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Monodaeus couchii
[Couch rubble crab]
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Monodaeus pettersoni
[]
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Monodaeus tuberculidens
[]
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Nanocassiope alcocki
[]
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Nanocassiope oblonga
[]
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Nanocassiope truncatifrons
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Actaea acantha Spinose rubble crab Southwest Atlantic 1834
Actaea allisoni Southeast Pacific 1985
Actaea bifrons Areolate rubble crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1898
Actaea calculosa Facetted crabs Indo-Pacific 1834
Actaea glandifera Indo-Pacific 1914
Actaea jacquelinae Western Indian Ocean. 1976
Actaea peronii Eastern Indian Ocean 1834
Actaea polyacantha Indo-Pacific. 1861
Actaea pura Northwest Pacific 1.9 CW 1858
Actaea savignii Indo-West Pacific. 1834
Actaea savigryi Western Pacific 1834
Actaea spinosissima Western Pacific 1902
Actaea spongiosa Western Central Pacific 1852
Actaeodes consobrinus Indo-Pacific. 1873
Actaeodes hirsutissimus Indo-Pacific 1830
Actaeodes mutatus Indo-West Pacific. 1976
Actaeodes tomentosus Indo-Pacific 1834
Alainodaeus akiaki Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Alainodaeus alis Western Central Pacific. 1997
Alainodaeus filipinus Western Central Pacific 2008
Alainodaeus nuku Pacific Ocean. 1997
Alainodaeus rimatara Pacific Ocean 1993
Allactaea lithostrota Western Atlantic. 1974
Antrocarcinus petrosus Western Pacific 1994
Atergatis dilatatus Western Central Pacific. 1835
Atergatis floridus Green egg crab Indo-Pacific. 1767
Atergatis granulatus Western Central Pacific 1889
Atergatis integerrimus Red egg crab Indo-Pacific. 1801
Atergatis laevigatus Western Indian Ocean. 1865
Atergatis latissimus Western Indian Ocean 1834
Atergatis obtusus Western Central Pacific. 1865
Atergatis reticulatus Indo-West Pacific. 1835
Atergatis roseus Western Indian Ocean. 1930
Atergatis subdentatus Western Indian Ocean. 1835
Atergatopsis germaini Eastern Central Pacific 1865
Atergatopsis granulata Eastern Central Pacific 1865
Atergatopsis lucasii Central Pacific 3.7 TL
Atergatopsis signata Giant egg crab Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 12 CW 1848
Banareia armata Indo-West Pacific 1869
Banareia banareias Indo-West Pacific. 1911
Banareia fatuhiva Indo-West Pacific. 1993
Banareia japonica Western Central Pacific 1925
Banareia nobilii Western Central Pacific 1925
Banareia palmeri Hoary rubble crab Southwest Atlantic 1894
Banareia parvula Southern Pacific 1843
Banareia subglobosa Western Central Pacific 1858
Banareia villosa Western Central Pacific 1906
Bruciana pediger Northwest Pacific 1898
Calvactaea tumida Indo-West Pacific. 1933
Carpoporus papulosus Narrowfront rubble crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Cataleptodius floridanus Spoonfinger rubble crab Western Atlantic and East 1.2 CW 1850
Chlorodiella barbata Indo-Pacific. 1900
Chlorodiella corallicola Indo-West Pacific 1968
Chlorodiella crispipleopa Pacific Ocean. 1986
Chlorodiella cytherea Indo-Pacific. 1852
Chlorodiella davaoensis Western Central Pacific. 1941
Chlorodiella laevissima Indo-Pacific. 1852
Chlorodiella longimana Longhand rubble crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1834
Chlorodiella nigra Indo-Pacific. 1775
Chlorodiella xishaensis Indo-West Pacific 1978
Chlorodopsis nigrocrinita Western Central Pacific 1.4 TL
Chlorodopsis philippinensis Western Central Pacific. 1941
Cranaothus deforgesi Western Central Pacific 1993
Crosnierius carinatus Western Central Pacific 1981
Cyclodius drachi Western Indian Ocean. 1964
Cyclodius granulatus Indo-West Pacific 1877
Cyclodius granulosus Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1888
Cyclodius nitidus Indo-Pacific. 1852
Cyclodius obscurus Indo-Pacific. 1846
Cyclodius ungulatus Indo-Pacific. 1834
Cycloxanthops novemdentatus Ninetooth pebble crab East Pacific. 1876
Cycloxanthops vittatus Southeast Pacific 1860
Cymo andreossyi Hairy coral crab Indo-Pacific. 1826
Cymo cerasma Eastern Indian Ocean 1990
Cymo deplanatus Indo-Pacific 1873
Cymo melanodactylus Blue eyed crab Indo-Pacific 1833
Cymo quadrilobatus Indo-Pacific. 1884
Cyrtocarcinus truncatus Indo-Pacific. 1906
Danielea noelensis Indo-Pacific. 1934
Demania crosnieri Indo-Pacific. 1984
Demania cultripes Western Central Pacific 1898
Demania garthi Indo-Pacific. 1981
Demania intermedia Western Central Pacific. 1969
Demania mortenseni Pacific Ocean. 1925
Demania reynaudii Western Central Pacific 1834
Demania rotundata Northwest Pacific 1969
Demania scaberrima Indo-West Pacific 5.3 CW 1887
Demania toxica Western Central Pacific 1971
Demania wardi Western Central Pacific. 1985
Edwardsium spinimanum Western Central Pacific. 1834
Epiactaea margaritifera Western Indian Ocean 1925
Epiactaea nodulosa Indo-Pacific. 1848
Epiactaeodes pictus Indian Ocean 1894
Epistocavea mururoa Central Pacific 1993
Etisus anaglyptus Indo-Pacific. 1834
Etisus australis Eastern Indian Ocean 1936
Etisus bargibanti Western Central Pacific. 1987
Etisus bifrontalis Indo-Pacific. 1935
Etisus demani Indo-Pacific. 1925
Etisus dentatus Spiny spooner Indo-Pacific 12 CW 1785
Etisus electra Indo-Pacific. 1801
Etisus frontalis Indo-Pacific. 1852
Etisus laboutei Western Central Pacific. 1987
Etisus laevimanus Smooth spooner Indo-Pacific 8 CW 1840
Etisus maculatus Blackfinger rubble crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1860
Etisus odhneri Western Atlantic Ocean. 1971
Etisus punctatus Eastern Central Pacific 1846
Etisus rhynchophorus Western Pacific 1873
Etisus splendidus Splendid spooner Indo-Pacific, from Red Se 15 CW 1906
Etisus utilis Sawedged spooner Indo-West Pacific, reachi 15 CW 1852
Etisus villosus Western Central Pacific. 1995
Euryxanthops chiltoni Southwest Pacific 2007
Euryxanthops latifrons Western Central Pacific. 1997
Euxanthus exsculptus Indo-Pacific. 1790
Euxanthus herdmani Indo-West Pacific 1906
Euxanthus huonii Indo-Pacific 1846
Euxanthus ruali Western Central Pacific. 1971
Euxanthus rugosus Western Central Pacific. 1884
Forestiana depressa Indo-Pacific. 1848
Forestiana pascua Southeast Pacific 1985
Forestiana scabra Indo-Pacific. 1925
Gaillardiellus alphonsi Indo-Pacific. 1905
Gaillardiellus bathus Southwest Pacific 1997
Gaillardiellus holthuisi Western Central Pacific 2010
Gaillardiellus orientalis Indo-West Pacific 1925
Gaillardiellus rueppelli Indo-Pacific. 1843
Gaillardiellus superciliaris Eastern Indian Ocean 1925
Garthasia americana Southeast Pacific 1939
Garthasia ludaoensis Northwest Pacific 2020
Garthiella aberrans Pacific Ocean. 1906
Glyptocarcinus politus Western Central Pacific. 1994
Glyptoxanthus erosus Eroded mud crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1859
Glyptoxanthus vermiculatus Western Atlantic. 1818
Gonopanope areolata Smooth-hand mud crab East Pacific. 1898
Guinotellus melvillensis Western Central Pacific 1971
Hepatoporus guinotae Western Central Pacific. 1971
Hepatoporus orientalis Western Pacific 1935
Hepatoporus pumex Western Central Pacific 2008
Heteractaea ceratopus Horned mud crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1860
Heteractaea lunata Fuzzy mud crab East Pacific. 1843
Hypocolpus abbotti Indo-West Pacific. 1894
Hypocolpus diverticulatus Indo-West Pacific. 1861
Hypocolpus haanii Western Central Pacific 1909
Hypocolpus kurodai Indo-West Pacific 1980
Hypocolpus mararae Eastern Central Pacific 1991
Hypocolpus rugosus Western Central Pacific 1893
Jacforus cavatus Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Juxtaxanthias intonsus Bearded crab To be filled. 1840
Juxtaxanthias lividus Indo-West Pacific. 1812
Juxtaxanthias tetraodon Central Pacific 1862
Lachnopodus bidentatus Eastern Central Pacific 1867
Lachnopodus ponapensis Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Lachnopodus subacutus Indo-Pacific. 1858
Lachnopodus tahitensis Eastern Central Pacific 1889
Ladomedaeus fungillus Western Central Pacific 2007
Leptodius davaoensis Pacific Ocean. 1941
Leptodius exaratus Fan round crab Indo-Pacific. 1834
Leptodius gracilis Round crab Indo-Pacific. 1852
Leptodius nudipes Indo-Pacific 1852
Leptodius sanguineus Indo-Pacific. 1834
Leptodius waialuanus Indo-Pacific. 1906
Liagore rubromaculata Western Pacific 3.9 CW 1835
Linnaeoxanthus acanthomerus Western Pacific 1911
Liocarpilodes armiger Indo-Pacific. 1905
Liocarpilodes biunguis Indo-Pacific. 1906
Liocarpilodes harmsi Indo-Pacific. 1934
Liocarpilodes integerrimus Indo-Pacific. 1852
Liomera bella Pretty liomera Indo-Pacific. 1852
Liomera cinctimanus Colorful reef crab Indo-Pacific. 1847
Liomera edwardsi Indo-West Pacific 1877
Liomera laperousei Eastern Pacific 1985
Liomera loevis Indo-Pacific. 1873
Liomera margaritata Western Central Pacific. 1873
Liomera monticulosa Indo-Pacific. 1873
Liomera nigrimanus Western Central Pacific. 1997
Liomera pallida Indo-Pacific 1900
Liomera rubra Red liomera Indo-Pacific. 1865
Liomera rugata Corrugated liomera Indo-Pacific. 1834
Liomera rugipes Indo-Pacific. 1861
Liomera semigranosa Indo-Pacific. 1888
Liomera stimpsonii Indo-Pacific. 1865
Liomera striolata Indo-Pacific. 1925
Liomera supernodosa Knotted liomera Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Liomera tristis Indo-Pacific. 1852
Liomera venosa Indo-Pacific. 1834
Liomera virgata Indo-Pacific. 1906
Liomera yaldwyni Southwest Pacific 2006
Lioxanthodes alcocki Indo-Pacific. 1909
Lipkemera rufomaculata Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Lophozozymus anaglyptus Indo-Pacific 1861
Lophozozymus bertonciniae Pacific Ocean. 1981
Lophozozymus cristatus Eastern Central Pacific 1867
Lophozozymus dodone Indo-Pacific. 1801
Lophozozymus edwardsi Indo-Pacific 1925
Lophozozymus erinnyes Western Central Pacific 1997
Lophozozymus evestigatus Western Central Pacific 1977
Lophozozymus glaber Eastern Central Pacific 1843
Lophozozymus guezei Eastern Central Pacific 1977
Lophozozymus incisus Indo-Pacific and Northeas 1834
Lophozozymus pictor Mosaic reef crab Indo-Pacific. 10 CW 1798
Lophozozymus pulchellus Indo-Pacific. 1867
Lophozozymus superbus Central Pacific 1852
Luniella pugil Indo-Pacific. 1852
Luniella spinipes Western Indian Ocean 1860
Lybia caestifera Eastern Central Pacific 1898
Lybia edmondsoni Pom-pom crab Eastern Central Pacific 1970
Lybia leptochelis Indo-Pacific 1894
Lybia plumosa Indo-Pacific. 1947
Lybia tessellata Boxer crab Indo-Pacific 1812
Lybia tutelina Western Central Pacific. 1994
Macromedaeus adelus Western Central Pacific. 2021
Macromedaeus crassimanus Indo-Pacific 1867
Macromedaeus distinguendus Indo-Pacific. 1835
Macromedaeus hainanensis Indo-Pacific. 2022
Macromedaeus nudipes Indo-Pacific. 1867
Macromedaeus quinquedentatus Indo-Pacific 1843
Macromedaeus voeltzkowi Western Indian Ocean. 1905
Medaeops gemini Western Central Pacific. 1997
Medaeops granulosus Indo-West Pacific. 1882
Medaeops merodontos Western Central Pacific. 1997
Medaeops neglectus Western Indian Ocean. 1922
Medaeops serenei Southwest Pacific 2007
Medaeus aztec Western Central Pacific. 1997
Medaeus danielita Central Pacific 2010
Medaeus elegans Central Pacific. 1867
Medaeus grandis Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Medaeus ornatus Western Central Pacific 1852
Medaeus spinulifer Southeast Pacific 1898
Melybia thalamita Delicate coral crab Southwest Atlantic 1871
Meractaea multidentata Western Central Pacific. 1997
Meractaea tafai Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Metaxanthops acutus Western Central Pacific. 1984
Microcassiope granulimana Western Central Pacific. 1871
Microcassiope minor Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1852
Microcassiope xantusii Southeast Pacific 1871
Micropanope lata Southeast Pacific 1893
Micropanope lobifrons Lobefront mud crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Micropanope nuttingi Beaded mud crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1898
Micropanope pusilla Puffy mud crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Micropanope sculptipes Sculptured mud crab Western Atlantic 1871
Micropanope sexlobata Western Atlantic 1906
Micropanope urinator Thorny mud crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1881
Miersiella cavifrons Western Central Pacific 1989
Miersiella haswelli Indo-West Pacific 1886
Monodaeus couchii Couch rubble crab Eastern Atlantic and the 1851
Monodaeus pettersoni Eastern Pacific 1985
Monodaeus tuberculidens Eastern Pacific 1911
Nanocassiope alcocki Indo-West Pacific. 1902
Nanocassiope oblonga Eastern Central Pacific 1995
Nanocassiope truncatifrons Western Central Atlantic. 1898



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