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Family: Geryonidae deepsea crabs



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33 species (see list below)
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Southeast Pacific and nor
Max. Length 17.7 cm CL
Chaceon affinis (Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1894)

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Chaceon affinis
[Deep-sea red crab]
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Chaceon albus
[]
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Chaceon atopus
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm CW
 
Chaceon australis
[Austral golden crab]

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Western Pacific.
Max. Length 18 cm CW
Chaceon bicolor Manning & Holthuis, 1989

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Chaceon bicolor
[Pacific golden crab]
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Chaceon chilensis
[Golden crab]
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Chaceon chuni
[]
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Chaceon crosnieri
[]
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Chaceon eldorado
[]
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Chaceon erytheiae
[]

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Western Atlantic
Max. Length 19 cm CW
Chaceon fenneri (Manning & Holthuis, 1984)

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Chaceon fenneri
[Golden deepsea crab]
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Chaceon gordonae
[]
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Max. Length 30 cm CW
 
Chaceon granulatus
[Japanese golden crab]
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Chaceon inghami
[]
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Chaceon inglei
[Ingle deep-sea red crab]
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Max. Length 19 cm CW
 
Chaceon karubar
[Indonesian golden crab]
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Chaceon linsi
[]
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Chaceon macphersoni
[Pink geryon]

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm CW
Chaceon maritae (Manning & Holthuis, 1981)

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Chaceon maritae
[West African geryon]
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Chaceon mediterraneus
[]
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Max. Length 13.5 cm CW
 
Chaceon notialis
[Southwest Atlantic red crab]
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Chaceon paulensis
[]
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Max. Length 14 cm CW
 
Chaceon poupini
[Polynesian golden crab]
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Max. Length 18 cm CW
 
Chaceon quinquedens
[Red crab]
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Max. Length 15.8 cm CW
 
Chaceon ramosae
[Royal crab]
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Chaceon sanctaehelenae
[]

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Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 6.8 cm CL
Geryon longipes Milne-Edwards, 1882

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Geryon longipes
[Mediterranean geryon]
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Max. Length 8 cm CL
 
Geryon trispinosus
[Three-spined geryon]
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Progeryon guinotae
[]
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Progeryon mararae
[]
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Progeryon mus
[]
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Progeryon vaubani
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Zariquieyon inflatus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaceon affinis Deep-sea red crab Southeast Pacific and nor 17.7 CL 1894
Chaceon albus Eastern Indian Ocean 2007
Chaceon atopus Eastern Indian Ocean 1989
Chaceon australis Austral golden crab Eastern Central Pacific 10 CW 1993
Chaceon bicolor Pacific golden crab Western Pacific. 18 CW 1989
Chaceon chilensis Golden crab Southeast Pacific. 1989
Chaceon chuni Southeast Pacific. 1983
Chaceon crosnieri Southeast Pacific. 1989
Chaceon eldorado Southeast Pacific. 1989
Chaceon erytheiae Southeast Pacific. 1984
Chaceon fenneri Golden deepsea crab Western Atlantic 19 CW 1984
Chaceon gordonae Western Atlantic 1985
Chaceon granulatus Japanese golden crab Western Pacific 30 CW 1978
Chaceon inghami Western Atlantic. 1986
Chaceon inglei Ingle deep-sea red crab Northeast Atlantic 1989
Chaceon karubar Indonesian golden crab Western Central Pacific 19 CW 1993
Chaceon linsi Southwest Atlantic 2011
Chaceon macphersoni Pink geryon Western Indian Ocean and 1988
Chaceon maritae West African geryon Eastern Atlantic 16 CW 1981
Chaceon mediterraneus Mediterranean Sea. 1989
Chaceon notialis Southwest Atlantic red crab Southwest Atlantic 13.5 CW 1989
Chaceon paulensis Southwest Atlantic 1903
Chaceon poupini Polynesian golden crab Eastern Central Pacific 14 CW 1992
Chaceon quinquedens Red crab Western Atlantic 18 CW 1879
Chaceon ramosae Royal crab Southwest Atlantic 15.8 CW 1989
Chaceon sanctaehelenae Southwest Atlantic 1989
Geryon longipes Mediterranean geryon Northeast Atlantic and th 6.8 CL 1882
Geryon trispinosus Three-spined geryon Eastern Atlantic. 8 CL 1803
Progeryon guinotae Eastern Atlantic. 1976
Progeryon mararae Eastern Central Pacific 1981
Progeryon mus Eastern Central Pacific 1999
Progeryon vaubani Western Central Pacific. 1981
Zariquieyon inflatus Mediterranean Sea. 1989



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