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Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Grapsidae shore, marsh, and talon crabs

Genus: Metopograpsus

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7 species (see list below)
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Metopograpsus cannicci
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Metopograpsus frontalis
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Metopograpsus latifrons
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FAO

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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