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Family: Pilumnidae hairy crabs (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Actumnus asper []	No picture found Actumnus davaoensis []	No picture found Actumnus digitalis []
No picture found Actumnus dorsipes []	No picture found Actumnus elegans []	No picture found Actumnus globulus []
No picture found Actumnus griffini []	No picture found Actumnus obesus []	No picture found Actumnus setifer [Short-haired crab]
No picture found Actumnus squamosus []	No picture found Actumnus tesselatus []	No picture found Aniptumnus quadridentatus []
No picture found Bathypilumnus pugilator []	No picture found Benthopanope estuaria []	No picture found Ceratocarcinus longimanus [Horned crinoid crab]
No picture found Ceratoplax ciliata []	No picture found Cryptocoeloma haswelli []	No picture found Danielum ixbauchac []
No picture found Echinoecus nipponicus []	No picture found Echinoecus pentagonus [Sea urchin crab]	No picture found Echinoecus scultpus []
No picture found Eurycarcinus integrifrons []	No picture found Eurycarcinus natalensis []	No picture found Eurycarcinus orientalis []
No picture found Glabropilumnus edamensis []	No picture found Glabropilumnus laevimanus []	No picture found Glabropilumnus laevis []
No picture found Gonatonotus pentagonus []	No picture found Harrovia albolineata []	No picture found Harrovia elegans []
No picture found Heteropanope glabra []	No picture found Heteropanope longipedes []	No picture found Heteropilumnus cristatus []
Heteropilumnus fimbriatus []	No picture found Heteropilumnus lanuginosus []	No picture found Heteropilumnus longipes []
No picture found Heteropilumnus trichophoroides []	No picture found Latopilumnus conicus []	No picture found Lentilumnus latimanus []
No picture found Lobopilumnus agassizii [Areolated hairy crab]	No picture found Lophopilumnus cristipes []	No picture found Lophopilumnus globosus []
No picture found Luteocarcinus sordidus []	No picture found Mertonia lanka []	No picture found Nanopilumnus heterodon []
No picture found Nanopilumnus rouxi []	No picture found Parapleurophrycoides roseus []	No picture found Permanotus purpureus []
No picture found Pilumnopeus convexus []	No picture found Pilumnopeus vauquelini []	No picture found Pilumnus bleekeri []
No picture found Pilumnus caribaeus [Coarsespined hairy crab]	No picture found Pilumnus dasypodus [Shortspined hairy crab]	No picture found Pilumnus floridanus [Plumed hairy crab]
No picture found Pilumnus gemmatus [Tuberculate hairy crab]	Pilumnus hirtellus [Bristly crab]	No picture found Pilumnus holosericus [Roseate hairy crab]
No picture found Pilumnus incanus []	No picture found Pilumnus lacteus [Velvet hairy crab]	Pilumnus longicornis []
No picture found Pilumnus longleyi [Studded hairy crab]	Pilumnus lumpinus []	No picture found Pilumnus marshi [Quadrate hairy crab]
No picture found Pilumnus merodentatus []	No picture found Pilumnus minutus []	No picture found Pilumnus murphyi []
No picture found Pilumnus novaezealandiae []	No picture found Pilumnus nudimanus []	No picture found Pilumnus ohshimai []
No picture found Pilumnus pannosus [Beaded hairy crab]	No picture found Pilumnus parvulus []	No picture found Pilumnus propinquus []
No picture found Pilumnus pulcher []	No picture found Pilumnus ransoni []	No picture found Pilumnus reticulatus []
No picture found Pilumnus savignyi []	Pilumnus sayi [Spineback hairy crab]	No picture found Pilumnus scabriusculus []
No picture found Pilumnus semilanatus []	Pilumnus spinifer [Red hairy crab]	No picture found Pilumnus spinosissimus [Longspined hairy crab]
No picture found Pilumnus taeniola []	No picture found Pilumnus tahitensis []	Pilumnus vespertilio [Bad day hair crab]
No picture found Pseudolitochira integra []	No picture found Rhabdonotus pictus []	No picture found Rhizopa gracilipes []
No picture found Rhizopoides yangae []	No picture found Ser fukiensis []	No picture found Serenepilumnus pisifer []
No picture found Serenolumnus kasijani []	No picture found Tiaramedon spinosum [Feather star crab]	No picture found Typhlocarcinops canaliculatus []
No picture found Typhlocarcinops decrescens []	No picture found Typhlocarcinops denticarpes []	No picture found Typhlocarcinops raouli []
No picture found Typhlocarcinops tonsuratus []	No picture found Vellumnus labyrinthicus []	No picture found Vellumnus vermiculatus []
No picture found Viaderiana quadrispinosa []	No picture found Xenophthalmodes dolichophallus []	No picture found Xestopilumnus cultripollex []
No picture found Zebrida adamsii [Urchin crab]

103 Species of Family Pilumnidae
(hairy crabs)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Actumnus asper		Indo-Pacific.
Actumnus davaoensis		Western Central Pacific.
Actumnus digitalis		Indo-West Pacific
Actumnus dorsipes		Indo-West Pacific
Actumnus elegans		Indo-West Pacific
Actumnus globulus		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Actumnus griffini		Southwest Pacific
Actumnus obesus		Indo-Pacific.
Actumnus setifer	Short-haired crab	Indo-Pacific	1.86 CW
Actumnus squamosus		Indo-West Pacific	1.35 CW
Actumnus tesselatus		Western Indian Ocean
Aniptumnus quadridentatus		Indo-West Pacific
Bathypilumnus pugilator		Western Central Pacific.
Benthopanope estuaria		Western Indian Ocean
Ceratocarcinus longimanus	Horned crinoid crab	Indo-West Pacific
Ceratoplax ciliata		Northwest and Western Cen
Cryptocoeloma haswelli		Indo-West Pacific
Danielum ixbauchac		Western Central Atlantic
Echinoecus nipponicus		Northwest Pacific
Echinoecus pentagonus	Sea urchin crab	Indo-Pacific
Echinoecus scultpus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Eurycarcinus integrifrons		Western Indian Ocean. In
Eurycarcinus natalensis		Indian Ocean
Eurycarcinus orientalis		Indian Ocean.
Glabropilumnus edamensis		Western Central Pacific
Glabropilumnus laevimanus		Western Pacific
Glabropilumnus laevis		Western Indian Ocean.
Gonatonotus pentagonus		Indo-West Pacific
Harrovia albolineata		Western Pacific	1.01 CW
Harrovia elegans		Indo-West Pacific
Heteropanope glabra		Indo-West Pacific.
Heteropanope longipedes		Indo-West Pacific
Heteropilumnus cristatus		Western Pacific	1.37 CW
Heteropilumnus fimbriatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Heteropilumnus lanuginosus		Western Indian Ocean
Heteropilumnus longipes		Indo-West Pacific
Heteropilumnus trichophoroides		Indo-West Pacific.
Latopilumnus conicus		Northwest Pacific
Lentilumnus latimanus		Indo-West Pacific
Lobopilumnus agassizii	Areolated hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Lophopilumnus cristipes		Indo-West Pacific
Lophopilumnus globosus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Luteocarcinus sordidus		Western Central Pacific
Mertonia lanka		Western Central Pacific
Nanopilumnus heterodon		Indo-Pacific.
Nanopilumnus rouxi		Indo-West Pacific
Parapleurophrycoides roseus		Eastern Central Pacific
Permanotus purpureus		Indo-West Pacific
Pilumnopeus convexus		Western Indian Ocean. In
Pilumnopeus vauquelini		Western Indian Ocean.
Pilumnus bleekeri		Eastern Indian Ocean
Pilumnus caribaeus	Coarsespined hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pilumnus dasypodus	Shortspined hairy crab	Western Atlantic. Subtro	0.94 CW
Pilumnus floridanus	Plumed hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pilumnus gemmatus	Tuberculate hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pilumnus hirtellus	Bristly crab	Northeast Atlantic and th
Pilumnus holosericus	Roseate hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pilumnus incanus		Western Indian Ocean
Pilumnus lacteus	Velvet hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pilumnus longicornis		Indo-West Pacific.
Pilumnus longleyi	Studded hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pilumnus lumpinus		Southwest Pacific
Pilumnus marshi	Quadrate hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pilumnus merodentatus		Indo-Pacific
Pilumnus minutus		Indo-West Pacific. Tropi
Pilumnus murphyi		Western Central Pacific
Pilumnus novaezealandiae		Southwest Pacific
Pilumnus nudimanus		Western Central Atlantic.
Pilumnus ohshimai		Western Central Pacific
Pilumnus pannosus	Beaded hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pilumnus parvulus		Eastern Central Pacific
Pilumnus propinquus		Western Indian Ocean.
Pilumnus pulcher		Eastern Indian Ocean
Pilumnus ransoni		Indo-Pacific
Pilumnus reticulatus		Western Atlantic and East	0.72 CW
Pilumnus savignyi		Western Indian Ocean.
Pilumnus sayi	Spineback hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Pilumnus scabriusculus		Indo-West Pacific
Pilumnus semilanatus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Pilumnus spinifer	Red hairy crab	Mediterranean and Western
Pilumnus spinosissimus	Longspined hairy crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.	2.51 CW
Pilumnus taeniola		Pacific Ocean.
Pilumnus tahitensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Pilumnus vespertilio	Bad day hair crab	Indo-West Pacific
Pseudolitochira integra		Indian Ocean
Rhabdonotus pictus		Western Central Pacific
Rhizopa gracilipes		Western Pacific	1.31 CW
Rhizopoides yangae		Western Central Pacific
Ser fukiensis		Northwest Pacific	2.85 CW
Serenepilumnus pisifer		Indian Ocean
Serenolumnus kasijani		Eastern Indian Ocean
Tiaramedon spinosum	Feather star crab	Indo-West Pacific
Typhlocarcinops canaliculatus		Indo-West Pacific	1.32 CW
Typhlocarcinops decrescens		Western Pacific	1.72 CW
Typhlocarcinops denticarpes		Northwest Pacific
Typhlocarcinops raouli		Western Pacific	0.77 CW
Typhlocarcinops tonsuratus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Vellumnus labyrinthicus		Indo-West Pacific
Vellumnus vermiculatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Viaderiana quadrispinosa		Indo-West Pacific
Xenophthalmodes dolichophallus		Northwest Pacific
Xestopilumnus cultripollex		Northwest Pacific	0.99 CW
Zebrida adamsii	Urchin crab	Western Central Pacific

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