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

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

No picture found Actaea polyacantha []	No picture found Actaea pura []	No picture found Actaea savigryi []
No picture found Actaeodes consobrinus []	No picture found Actaeodes hirsutissimus []	No picture found Actaeodes tomentosus []
No picture found Alainodaeus nuku []	Atergatis integerrimus [Red egg crab]	No picture found Atergatis reticulatus []
No picture found Atergatopsis signata [Giant egg crab]	No picture found Bruciana pediger []	No picture found Chlorodiella crispipleopa []
No picture found Cyclodius granulosus []	No picture found Cyclodius nitidus []	No picture found Cymo andreossyi [Hairy coral crab]
No picture found Danielea noelensis []	No picture found Demania rotundata []	No picture found Demania scaberrima []
No picture found Epiactaea nodulosa []	No picture found Etisus anaglyptus []	No picture found Etisus demani []
Etisus dentatus [Spiny spooner]	No picture found Etisus electra []	Etisus laevimanus [Smooth spooner]
No picture found Etisus rhynchophorus []	Etisus splendidus [Splendid spooner]	Etisus utilis [Sawedged spooner]
No picture found Euxanthus exsculptus []	No picture found Forestiana depressa []	No picture found Forestiana scabra []
No picture found Gaillardiellus rueppelli []	No picture found Garthasia ludaoensis []	Hepatoporus orientalis []
No picture found Juxtaxanthias lividus []	No picture found Lachnopodus subacutus []	No picture found Leptodius davaoensis []
Leptodius exaratus [Fan round crab]	Leptodius gracilis [Round crab]	No picture found Leptodius nudipes []
No picture found Leptodius sanguineus []	Liagore rubromaculata []	No picture found Liocarpilodes harmsi []
No picture found Liomera cinctimanus [Colorful reef crab]	No picture found Liomera loevis []	No picture found Liomera monticulosa []
No picture found Liomera stimpsonii []	No picture found Liomera striolata []	No picture found Lophozozymus anaglyptus []
No picture found Lophozozymus dodone []	No picture found Lophozozymus incisus []	No picture found Lophozozymus pictor [Mosaic reef crab]
No picture found Lophozozymus pulchellus []	No picture found Luniella pugil []	No picture found Macromedaeus distinguendus []
Medaeops granulosus []	Miersiella cavifrons []	Miersiella haswelli []
No picture found Neoliomera pubescens [Strawberry crab]	Paraxanthodes obtusidens []	Pilodius areolatus [Areolated xanthid crab]
No picture found Pilodius nigrocrinitus []	No picture found Pilodius pilumnoides []	No picture found Pilodius scabriculus []
No picture found Platypodia semigranosa []	Polydectus cupulifer [Teddy-bear crab]	No picture found Pseudoliomera helleri []
No picture found Pseudoliomera paraspeciosa []	Pseudoliomera speciosa [Showy xanthid crab]	No picture found Tweedieia laysani []
No picture found Xanthias lamarcki []	No picture found Xanthias latifrons [Broad-fronted crab]	No picture found Xanthias punctatus []
No picture found Zalasius horii [Paddington bear crab]	Zosimus aeneus [Devil crab]	No picture found Zozymodes cavipes []
No picture found Zozymodes pumilus []

76 Species of Family Xanthidae
(stone and mud crabs)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Actaea polyacantha		Indo-Pacific.
Actaea pura		Northwest Pacific	1.86 CW
Actaea savigryi		Western Pacific
Actaeodes consobrinus		Indo-Pacific.
Actaeodes hirsutissimus		Indo-Pacific
Actaeodes tomentosus		Indo-Pacific
Alainodaeus nuku		Pacific Ocean.
Atergatis integerrimus	Red egg crab	Indo-Pacific.
Atergatis reticulatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Atergatopsis signata	Giant egg crab	Indo-Pacific. Tropical t	12 CW
Bruciana pediger		Northwest Pacific
Chlorodiella crispipleopa		Pacific Ocean.
Cyclodius granulosus		Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Cyclodius nitidus		Indo-Pacific.
Cymo andreossyi	Hairy coral crab	Indo-Pacific.
Danielea noelensis		Indo-Pacific.
Demania rotundata		Northwest Pacific
Demania scaberrima		Indo-West Pacific	5.33 CW
Epiactaea nodulosa		Indo-Pacific.
Etisus anaglyptus		Indo-Pacific.
Etisus demani		Indo-Pacific.
Etisus dentatus	Spiny spooner	Indo-Pacific	12 CW
Etisus electra		Indo-Pacific.
Etisus laevimanus	Smooth spooner	Indo-Pacific	8 CW
Etisus rhynchophorus		Western Pacific
Etisus splendidus	Splendid spooner	Indo-Pacific, from Red Se	15 CW
Etisus utilis	Sawedged spooner	Indo-West Pacific, reachi	15 CW
Euxanthus exsculptus		Indo-Pacific.
Forestiana depressa		Indo-Pacific.
Forestiana scabra		Indo-Pacific.
Gaillardiellus rueppelli		Indo-Pacific.
Garthasia ludaoensis		Northwest Pacific
Hepatoporus orientalis		Western Pacific
Juxtaxanthias lividus		Indo-West Pacific.
Lachnopodus subacutus		Indo-Pacific.
Leptodius davaoensis		Pacific Ocean.
Leptodius exaratus	Fan round crab	Indo-Pacific.
Leptodius gracilis	Round crab	Indo-Pacific.
Leptodius nudipes		Indo-Pacific
Leptodius sanguineus		Indo-Pacific.
Liagore rubromaculata		Western Pacific	3.86 CW
Liocarpilodes harmsi		Indo-Pacific.
Liomera cinctimanus	Colorful reef crab	Indo-Pacific.
Liomera loevis		Indo-Pacific.
Liomera monticulosa		Indo-Pacific.
Liomera stimpsonii		Indo-Pacific.
Liomera striolata		Indo-Pacific.
Lophozozymus anaglyptus		Indo-Pacific
Lophozozymus dodone		Indo-Pacific.
Lophozozymus incisus		Indo-Pacific and Northeas
Lophozozymus pictor	Mosaic reef crab	Indo-Pacific.	10 CW
Lophozozymus pulchellus		Indo-Pacific.
Luniella pugil		Indo-Pacific.
Macromedaeus distinguendus		Indo-Pacific.
Medaeops granulosus		Indo-West Pacific.
Miersiella cavifrons		Western Central Pacific
Miersiella haswelli		Indo-West Pacific
Neoliomera pubescens	Strawberry crab	Eastern Indian Ocean and
Paraxanthodes obtusidens		Western Pacific
Pilodius areolatus	Areolated xanthid crab	Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Pilodius nigrocrinitus		Indo-West Pacific.
Pilodius pilumnoides		Indo-West Pacific.	3.3 TL
Pilodius scabriculus		Indo-Pacific.
Platypodia semigranosa		Indo-Pacific.
Polydectus cupulifer	Teddy-bear crab	Indo-Pacific.
Pseudoliomera helleri		Indo-West Pacific
Pseudoliomera paraspeciosa		Western Central Pacific.
Pseudoliomera speciosa	Showy xanthid crab	Indo-Pacific
Tweedieia laysani		Indo-Pacific
Xanthias lamarcki		Indo-Pacific.
Xanthias latifrons	Broad-fronted crab	Indo-Pacific.
Xanthias punctatus		Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Zalasius horii	Paddington bear crab	Indo-West Pacific
Zosimus aeneus	Devil crab	Indo-Pacific	10 CL
Zozymodes cavipes		Indo-West Pacific.
Zozymodes pumilus		Indo-West Pacific.

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