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Family: Eriphiidae stone and mud crabs



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9 species (see list below)
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Eriphia ferox
[Red-eyed reef crab]
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Eriphia gonagra
[Warty crab]
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Eriphia pilumnoides
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Eriphia scabricula
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Max. Length 8 cm CW
 
Eriphia sebana
[Smooth redeyed crab]
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Max. Length 6 cm CL
 
Eriphia smithii
[Rough redeyed crab]

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Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 8 cm CL
Eriphia verrucosa (Forsskål, 1775)

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Eriphia verrucosa
[Yellow round crab]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 15 cm CW
Hypothalassia armata (De Haan, 1835)

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Hypothalassia armata
[Champagne crab]

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Eastern Indian Ocean

Pseudocarcinus gigas (Lamarck, 1818)

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Pseudocarcinus gigas
[Tasmanian giant crab]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Eriphia ferox Red-eyed reef crab Indo-West Pacific 2008
Eriphia gonagra Warty crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1781
Eriphia pilumnoides Western Central Pacific. 1941
Eriphia scabricula Indo-Pacific. 1852
Eriphia sebana Smooth redeyed crab Indo-Pacific 8 CW 1803
Eriphia smithii Rough redeyed crab Indo-Pacific. 6 CL 1838
Eriphia verrucosa Yellow round crab Eastern Atlantic and the 8 CL 1775
Hypothalassia armata Champagne crab Indo-West Pacific. 15 CW 1835
Pseudocarcinus gigas Tasmanian giant crab Eastern Indian Ocean 1818



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