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Family: Grapsidae shore, marsh, and talon crabs



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53 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Episesarma chengtongense
[Pinkfingered vinegar crab]
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Max. Length 4 cm CW
 
Episesarma mederi
[Thai vinegar crab]
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Max. Length 4 cm CW
 
Episesarma palawanense
[Rathbun's vinegar crab]
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Max. Length 4 cm CW
 
Episesarma singaporense
[Singapore vinegar crab]
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Episesarma versicolor
[Violet vinegar crab]

Auscape International

Indian Ocean and Southeas

Geograpsus crinipes(Dana, 1852)

Photo by Auscape International
 
Geograpsus crinipes
[]
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Geograpsus depressus
[]

Auscape International

Indo-West Pacific

Geograpsus grayi(Milne-Edwards, 1935)

Photo by Auscape International
 
Geograpsus grayi
[]
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Geograpsus lividus
[Variegate shore crab]
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Geograpsus stormi
[]

Hirose, Gustavo

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 5.6 cm CW
Goniopsis cruentata(Latreille, 1802)

Photo by Hirose, Gustavo
 
Goniopsis cruentata
[Purple mangrove crab]
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Goniopsis pulchra
[Racer mangrove crab]
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Grapsodius eximius
[]
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Grapsus adscensionis
[]

Rusconi, Gianemilio

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 5.9 cm CL
Grapsus albolineatusLamarck, 1818

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio
 
Grapsus albolineatus
[Mottled crab]
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Grapsus fourmanoiri
[]
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Max. Length 2.1 cm CL
 
Grapsus granulosus
[]
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Max. Length 7.7 cm CL
 
Grapsus grapsus
[Lightfoot crab]
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Grapsus intermedius
[]
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Grapsus longitarsis
[]
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Max. Length 8 cm CW
 
Grapsus tenuicrustatus
[Natal lightfoot crab]

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Southwest Atlantic and In

Leptograpsus variegatus(Fabricius, 1793)

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Leptograpsus variegatus
[Rock crabs]
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Metopograpsus cannicci
[]
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Metopograpsus frontalis
[]
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Metopograpsus latifrons
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 2.5 cm CL
Metopograpsus messor(Forsskål, 1775)

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Metopograpsus messor
[]
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Metopograpsus oceanicus
[]
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Metopograpsus quadridentatus
[]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm CL
 
Metopograpsus thukuhar
[]
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Pachygrapsus corrugatus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Northwest Pacific

Pachygrapsus crassipesRandall, 1840

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pachygrapsus crassipes
[Striped shore crab]
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Pachygrapsus fakaravensis
[Polynesian grapsid crab]
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Pachygrapsus gracilis
[Dark shore crab]
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Pachygrapsus laevimanus
[]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 4 cm CW
Pachygrapsus marmoratus(Fabricius, 1787)

Photo by FAO
 
Pachygrapsus marmoratus
[Marbled shore crab]
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Pachygrapsus maurus
[mottled shore crab]
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Pachygrapsus minutus
[]
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Pachygrapsus planifrons
[]
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Pachygrapsus plicatus
[Pleated rock crab]
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Pachygrapsus socius
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Atlantic, Pacific and the
Max. Length 1.5 cm CL
Pachygrapsus transversus(Gibbes, 1850)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pachygrapsus transversus
[African matchbox crab]
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Parapyxidognathus deianira
[]
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Perisesarma lividum
[]
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Perisesarma samawati
[]
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Planes cyaneus
[Flotsam crab]
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Planes major
[]
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Planes marinus
[Drifter crab]

Bourjon, Philippe

Eastern Atlantic Ocean an

Planes minutus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe
 
Planes minutus
[Gulfweed crab]
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Selatium brockii
[Mangrove tree-dwelling crab]
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Selatium elongatum
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm CL
 
Thalassograpsus harpax
[]

Modi, Shuanak

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 5.4 cm CW
Varuna litterata(Fabricius, 1798)

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Varuna litterata
[Peregrine crab]
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Varuna yui
[Sundaic paddler crab]


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