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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]

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Indian Ocean and Southeas

Geograpsus crinipes (Dana, 1852)

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Geograpsus crinipes
[]
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Geograpsus depressus
[]

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Indo-West Pacific

Geograpsus grayi (Milne-Edwards, 1935)

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Geograpsus grayi
[]
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Geograpsus lividus
[Variegate shore crab]
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Geograpsus stormi
[]

Photo by Hirose, Gustavo

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

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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
[]

Photo by Rusconi, Gianemilio

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

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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
[]

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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
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Northwest Pacific

Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840

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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
[]

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

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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
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

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

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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]

Photo by Bourjon, Philippe

Eastern Atlantic Ocean an

Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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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
[]

Photo by Modi, Shuanak

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

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Varuna litterata
[Peregrine crab]
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Max. Length 5 cm CW
 
Varuna yui
[Sundaic paddler crab]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Episesarma chengtongense Pinkfingered vinegar crab Western Pacific 5 CW 1967
Episesarma mederi Thai vinegar crab Western Pacific 4 CW 1854
Episesarma palawanense Rathbun's vinegar crab Western Central Pacific 4 CW 1914
Episesarma singaporense Singapore vinegar crab Indo-West Pacific 4 CW 1936
Episesarma versicolor Violet vinegar crab Indo-West Pacific 5 CW 1940
Geograpsus crinipes Indian Ocean and Southeas 1852
Geograpsus depressus Eastern Central Pacific 1862
Geograpsus grayi Indo-West Pacific 1935
Geograpsus lividus Variegate shore crab Southeast Pacific and Wes 1837
Geograpsus stormi Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1895
Goniopsis cruentata Purple mangrove crab Atlantic Ocean 5.6 CW 1802
Goniopsis pulchra Racer mangrove crab To be filled. 1877
Grapsodius eximius To be filled. 1900
Grapsus adscensionis Eastern Atlantic. 1765
Grapsus albolineatus Mottled crab Indo-West Pacific. 5.9 CL 1818
Grapsus fourmanoiri Indo-West Pacific. 1965
Grapsus granulosus Western Indian Ocean and 2.1 CL 1853
Grapsus grapsus Lightfoot crab Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 7.7 CL 1758
Grapsus intermedius Indian Ocean 1888
Grapsus longitarsis Indo-Pacific. 1851
Grapsus tenuicrustatus Natal lightfoot crab Indo-Pacific 8 CW 1783
Leptograpsus variegatus Rock crabs Southwest Atlantic and In 1793
Metopograpsus cannicci Southwest Atlantic and In 2020
Metopograpsus frontalis Western Pacific. 1880
Metopograpsus latifrons Western Central Pacific. 1847
Metopograpsus messor Indo-Pacific. 2.5 CL 1775
Metopograpsus oceanicus Indo-West Pacific 1852
Metopograpsus quadridentatus Northwest Pacific and Eas 1858
Metopograpsus thukuhar Indo-Pacific 2.3 CL 1839
Pachygrapsus corrugatus Indo-Pacific 1872
Pachygrapsus crassipes Striped shore crab Northwest Pacific 1840
Pachygrapsus fakaravensis Polynesian grapsid crab Indo-Pacific. 5 CW 1907
Pachygrapsus gracilis Dark shore crab Western Atlantic 1858
Pachygrapsus laevimanus Western Pacific. 1858
Pachygrapsus marmoratus Marbled shore crab Eastern Atlantic and the 4 CW 1787
Pachygrapsus maurus mottled shore crab Northeast Atlantic 1846
Pachygrapsus minutus Indo-Pacific 1873
Pachygrapsus planifrons Indo-Pacific. 1888
Pachygrapsus plicatus Pleated rock crab Indo-Pacific. 1837
Pachygrapsus socius Indo-Pacific. 1871
Pachygrapsus transversus African matchbox crab Atlantic, Pacific and the 1.5 CL 1850
Parapyxidognathus deianira Indo-West Pacific. 1941
Perisesarma lividum Western Central Pacific. 1869
Perisesarma samawati Western Indian Ocean 2004
Planes cyaneus Flotsam crab East Pacific. 1852
Planes major Indo-Pacific and the Atla 1838
Planes marinus Drifter crab Cosmopolitan. 1914
Planes minutus Gulfweed crab Eastern Atlantic Ocean an 1758
Selatium brockii Mangrove tree-dwelling crab Indo-West Pacific. 1887
Selatium elongatum Western Indian Ocean 1869
Thalassograpsus harpax Indo-Pacific. 1.3 CL 1893
Varuna litterata Peregrine crab Indo-West Pacific. 5.4 CW 1798
Varuna yui Sundaic paddler crab Indo-West Pacific 5 CW 1984



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