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Family: Macrophthalmidae



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34 species (see list below)
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Chaenostoma boscii
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Chaenostoma sinuspersici
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Hemiplax hirtipes
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Ilyograpsus paludicola
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Ilyograpsus rhizophorae
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Macrophthalmus abbreviatus
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Macrophthalmus boteltobagoe
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Macrophthalmus brevis
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Macrophthalmus consobrinus
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Macrophthalmus convexus
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Macrophthalmus crassipes
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Macrophthalmus crinitus
[Little sentinel crab]
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Macrophthalmus darwinensis
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Macrophthalmus definitus
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Macrophthalmus depressus
[Mud crab]
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Macrophthalmus erato
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Macrophthalmus fusculatus
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Macrophthalmus graeffei
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Macrophthalmus grandidieri
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Macrophthalmus japonicus
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Macrophthalmus laevis
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Macrophthalmus milloti
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Macrophthalmus parvimanus
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Macrophthalmus quadratus
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Macrophthalmus serenei
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Macrophthalmus sulcatus
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Macrophthalmus telescopicus (Owen, 1839)

Photo by Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Macrophthalmus telescopicus
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Max. Length 3.7 cm CW
 
Macrophthalmus tomentosus
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Tritodynamia bengalensis
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Max. Length 1.6 cm CW
 
Tritodynamia dilatata
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Tritodynamia horvathi
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Tritodynamia nontjii
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Venitus dentipes
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Max. Length 3.4 cm CW
 
Venitus latreillei
[Latreille's sentinel crab]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaenostoma boscii Indian Ocean 1826
Chaenostoma sinuspersici Indo-West Pacific. 2011
Hemiplax hirtipes Southwest Pacific 1865
Ilyograpsus paludicola Indo-West Pacific. 1955
Ilyograpsus rhizophorae Western Indian Ocean. 1955
Macrophthalmus abbreviatus Northwest Pacific 1981
Macrophthalmus boteltobagoe Northwest Pacific 1939
Macrophthalmus brevis Western Central Pacific 1804
Macrophthalmus consobrinus Eastern Central Pacific 1906
Macrophthalmus convexus Indo-Pacific. 1858
Macrophthalmus crassipes Eastern Indian Ocean 1852
Macrophthalmus crinitus Little sentinel crab Indo-West Pacific. 1913
Macrophthalmus darwinensis Western Central Pacific. 1971
Macrophthalmus definitus Northwest Pacific 1849
Macrophthalmus depressus Mud crab Indo-West Pacific. 1830
Macrophthalmus erato Western Central Pacific 1888
Macrophthalmus fusculatus Indo-West Pacific 2012
Macrophthalmus graeffei Indo-West Pacific. 1873
Macrophthalmus grandidieri Western Indian Ocean. 1867
Macrophthalmus japonicus Western Pacific. 1835
Macrophthalmus laevis Western Indian Ocean. 1867
Macrophthalmus milloti Western Central Pacific. 1965
Macrophthalmus parvimanus Western Central Pacific. 1834
Macrophthalmus quadratus Western Central Pacific. 1873
Macrophthalmus serenei Indo-Pacific. 1991
Macrophthalmus sulcatus Indian Ocean. 1852
Macrophthalmus telescopicus Western Central Pacific 1839
Macrophthalmus tomentosus Western Pacific 3.7 CW 1842
Tritodynamia bengalensis Western Pacific 2021
Tritodynamia dilatata Northwest Pacific 1.6 CW 1996
Tritodynamia horvathi Northwest Pacific 1905
Tritodynamia nontjii Northwest Pacific 2021
Venitus dentipes Western Indian Ocean. 1836
Venitus latreillei Latreille's sentinel crab Indo-West Pacific 3.4 CW 1822



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