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Family: Xanthidae stone and mud crabs (See list of species below)

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22 species in Pacific, Southwest with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Antrocarcinus petrosus []	No picture found Banareia armata []	No picture found Banareia banareias []
Etisus laevimanus [Smooth spooner]	Etisus splendidus [Splendid spooner]	No picture found Euryxanthops chiltoni []
No picture found Gaillardiellus bathus []	No picture found Gaillardiellus rueppelli []	Leptodius exaratus [Fan round crab]
No picture found Leptodius nudipes []	No picture found Liomera yaldwyni []	No picture found Lybia leptochelis []
No picture found Macromedaeus nudipes []	No picture found Medaeops serenei []	Miersiella haswelli []
No picture found Pilodius nigrocrinitus []	No picture found Platypodia delli []	No picture found Pseudoliomera helleri []
No picture found Xanthias dawsoni []	No picture found Xanthias lamarcki []	No picture found Xanthias punctatus []
No picture found Zosimus actaeoides []

22 Species of Family Xanthidae
(stone and mud crabs)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Antrocarcinus petrosus		Western Pacific
Banareia armata		Indo-West Pacific
Banareia banareias		Indo-West Pacific.
Etisus laevimanus	Smooth spooner	Indo-Pacific	8 CW
Etisus splendidus	Splendid spooner	Indo-Pacific, from Red Se	15 CW
Euryxanthops chiltoni		Southwest Pacific
Gaillardiellus bathus		Southwest Pacific
Gaillardiellus rueppelli		Indo-Pacific.
Leptodius exaratus	Fan round crab	Indo-Pacific.
Leptodius nudipes		Indo-Pacific
Liomera yaldwyni		Southwest Pacific
Lybia leptochelis		Indo-Pacific
Macromedaeus nudipes		Indo-Pacific.
Medaeops serenei		Southwest Pacific
Miersiella haswelli		Indo-West Pacific
Pilodius nigrocrinitus		Indo-West Pacific.
Platypodia delli		Southwest Pacific
Pseudoliomera helleri		Indo-West Pacific
Xanthias dawsoni		Southwest Pacific
Xanthias lamarcki		Indo-Pacific.
Xanthias punctatus		Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Zosimus actaeoides		Indo-West Pacific.

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