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Family: Hymenosomatidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amarinus pristes []	No picture found Crustaenia palawanensis []	No picture found Elamena globosa []
No picture found Elamena mathoei []	No picture found Elamena mendosa []	No picture found Elamena nara []
No picture found Elamena similis []	No picture found Elamena sindensis []	No picture found Elamena sira []
No picture found Elamena truncata []	No picture found Elamenopsis lineata []	No picture found Elamenopsis rotunda [Circular false spider crab]
No picture found Halicarcinus bedfordi []	No picture found Halicarcinus coralicola []	No picture found Halicarcinus filholi []
No picture found Halicarcinus planatus [Flattened crab]	No picture found Hymenosoma depressum []	No picture found Neorhynchoplax aspinifera []
No picture found Neorhynchoplax chipolini []	No picture found Neorhynchoplax elongata []	No picture found Neorhynchoplax kempi []
No picture found Neorhynchoplax mangalis [Mangrove false spider crab]

22 Species of Family Hymenosomatidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Amarinus pristes		Western Central Pacific
Crustaenia palawanensis		Western Central Pacific
Elamena globosa		Western Central Pacific
Elamena mathoei		Indo-Pacific.
Elamena mendosa		Western Central Pacific
Elamena nara		Western Central Pacific
Elamena similis		Western Central Pacific
Elamena sindensis		Indian Ocean.
Elamena sira		Western Central Pacific
Elamena truncata		Indo-West Pacific.
Elamenopsis lineata		Western Central Pacific
Elamenopsis rotunda	Circular false spider crab	Western Central Pacific
Halicarcinus bedfordi		Western Central Pacific
Halicarcinus coralicola		Western Central Pacific
Halicarcinus filholi		Western Central Pacific
Halicarcinus planatus	Flattened crab	Southern Ocean.
Hymenosoma depressum		Southwest Pacific
Neorhynchoplax aspinifera		Western Central Pacific
Neorhynchoplax chipolini		Northwest Pacific
Neorhynchoplax elongata		Western Central Pacific
Neorhynchoplax kempi		Western Indian Ocean
Neorhynchoplax mangalis	Mangrove false spider crab	Western Central Pacific

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