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Family: Portunidae swimming crabs



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259 species (see list below)
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Thalamita woodmasoni
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Thalamitoides quadridens
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Thalamitoides tridens
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Xiphonectes bidens
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Indo-West Pacific and Atl

Xiphonectes hastatoides (Fabricius, 1798)

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Xiphonectes hastatoides
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Max. Length 5.3 cm CW
 
Xiphonectes pseudohastatoides
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Xiphonectes subtilis
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Max. Length 3.8 cm CW
 
Xiphonectes unidens
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Xiphonectes vassilyi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Thalamita woodmasoni Indo-Pacific 1899
Thalamitoides quadridens Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1869
Thalamitoides tridens Indo-Pacific. 1869
Xiphonectes bidens Northwest Pacific 1906
Xiphonectes hastatoides Indo-West Pacific and Atl 1798
Xiphonectes pseudohastatoides Western Pacific 5.3 CW 2006
Xiphonectes subtilis Western Pacific 2021
Xiphonectes unidens Northwest Pacific 3.8 CW 1906
Xiphonectes vassilyi Northwest Pacific 2021



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