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Family: Geryonidae deepsea crabs



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33 species (see list below)
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Southeast Pacific and nor
Max. Length 17.7 cm CL
Chaceon affinis(Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Chaceon affinis
[Deep-sea red crab]
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Chaceon albus
[]
No picture found
 
Chaceon atopus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm CW
 
Chaceon australis
[Austral golden crab]

FAO

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 18 cm CW
Chaceon bicolorManning & Holthuis, 1989

Photo by FAO
 
Chaceon bicolor
[Pacific golden crab]
No picture found
 
Chaceon chilensis
[Golden crab]
No picture found
 
Chaceon chuni
[]
No picture found
 
Chaceon crosnieri
[]
No picture found
 
Chaceon eldorado
[]
No picture found
 
Chaceon erytheiae
[]

FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 19 cm CW
Chaceon fenneri(Manning & Holthuis, 1984)

Photo by FAO
 
Chaceon fenneri
[Golden deepsea crab]
No picture found
 
Chaceon gordonae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm CW
 
Chaceon granulatus
[Japanese golden crab]
No picture found
 
Chaceon inghami
[]
No picture found
 
Chaceon inglei
[Ingle deep-sea red crab]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm CW
 
Chaceon karubar
[Indonesian golden crab]
No picture found
 
Chaceon linsi
[]
No picture found
 
Chaceon macphersoni
[Pink geryon]

FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm CW
Chaceon maritae(Manning & Holthuis, 1981)

Photo by FAO
 
Chaceon maritae
[West African geryon]
No picture found
 
Chaceon mediterraneus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.5 cm CW
 
Chaceon notialis
[Southwest Atlantic red crab]
No picture found
 
Chaceon paulensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm CW
 
Chaceon poupini
[Polynesian golden crab]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm CW
 
Chaceon quinquedens
[Red crab]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.8 cm CW
 
Chaceon ramosae
[Royal crab]
No picture found
 
Chaceon sanctaehelenae
[]

FAO

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 6.8 cm CL
Geryon longipesMilne-Edwards, 1882

Photo by FAO
 
Geryon longipes
[Mediterranean geryon]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm CL
 
Geryon trispinosus
[Three-spined geryon]
No picture found
 
Progeryon guinotae
[]
No picture found
 
Progeryon mararae
[]
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Progeryon mus
[]
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Progeryon vaubani
[]
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Zariquieyon inflatus
[]


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