Species under Hemigrapsus
n= 8
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Hemigrapsus crenulatus
(Milne Edwards, 1837)
Hairy-handed shore crab Southern Pacific
Hemigrapsus longitarsis
(Miers, 1879)
Western Indian Ocean
Hemigrapsus nudus
(Dana, 1851)
Purple shore crab Eastern Pacific
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
(Dana, 1851)
Yellow shore crab Eastern Pacific
Hemigrapsus penicillatus
(De Haan, 1835)
Japanese shore crab Northwest Pacific
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(De Haan, 1853)
Asian shore crab Western Pacific and Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus
(Milne Edwards, 1837)
New Zealand
Hemigrapsus sinensis
Rathbun, 1929
Northwest Pacific
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