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Family: Goneplacidae rhomboid crabs



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69 species (see list below)
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Bathyplax typhlus
[Rigid bathyal crab]
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Beuroisia duhameli
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Beuroisia major
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Beuroisia manquenei
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Carcinoplax abyssicola
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Carcinoplax adelphia
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Carcinoplax cracens
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Carcinoplax ischurodous
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Carcinoplax jugum
[]
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Max. Length 8 cm CW
 
Carcinoplax longimanus
[Long-armed crab]
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Carcinoplax mistio
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Max. Length 2.3 cm CW
 
Carcinoplax purpurea
[]
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Max. Length 4.7 cm CW
 
Carcinoplax sinica
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Carcinoplax specularis
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Carcinoplax tenuidentata
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Carcinoplax tuberosa
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Carcinoplax velutina
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Chasmocarcinus chacei
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Chasmocarcinus cylindricus
[Smoothwrist soft crab]
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Chasmocarcinus mississippiensis
[Roughwrist soft crab]
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Chasmocarcinus obliquus
[]
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Max. Length 2.9 cm CW
 
Eucrate alcocki
[]
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Eucrate costata
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Max. Length 3.5 cm CW
 
Eucrate crenata
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Eucrate laevis
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Eucrate sulcatifrons
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Euryplax nitida
[Glabrous broadface crab]
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Frevillea barbata
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Frevillea hirsuta
[Tufted broadface crab]
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Frevillea rosaea
[]
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Goneplacoides marivenae
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Goneplax renoculis
[]

Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 3.4 cm CW
Goneplax rhomboides (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Goneplax rhomboides
[Angular crab]
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Goneplax sigsbei
[Dentate broadface crab]
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Kingelus kasimi
[]
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Menoplax longispinosa
[]
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Microgoneplax cope
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Microgoneplax elegans
[]
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Microgoneplax prion
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Neogoneplax costata
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Neogoneplax renoculis
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Neogoneplax serratipes
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Neopilumnoplax americana
[Bimarginate bathyal crab]
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Neopilumnoplax gervaini
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Neopilumnoplax neili
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Notonyx nitidus
[]
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Ommatocarcinus macgillivrayi
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Paragoneplax serenei
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Pilumnoplax elata
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Pseudozius caystrus
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Pseudozius inornatus
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Psopheticus crepitans
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Psopheticus crosnieri
[]
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Psopheticus vocans
[]
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Pycnoplax suruguensis
[]
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Max. Length 2.6 cm CW
 
Scalopidia spinosipes
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Singhaplax platypoda
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Singhaplax wolffi
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Sotoplax robertsi
[]
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Thalassoplax angusta
[Narrow bathyal crab]
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Thyraplax cooki
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Thyraplax cristata
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Thyraplax crosnieri
[]
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Thyraplax digitodentata
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Thyraplax truncata
[]
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Trapezioplax tridentata
[Spined broadface crab]
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Trizocarcinus tacitus
[]
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Typhlocarcinus nudus
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm CW
 
Typhlocarcinus villosus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bathyplax typhlus Rigid bathyal crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Beuroisia duhameli Western Atlantic Ocean. 1981
Beuroisia major Western Atlantic Ocean. 1978
Beuroisia manquenei Eastern Central Pacific 1981
Carcinoplax abyssicola Central Pacific 1886
Carcinoplax adelphia Central Pacific 2020
Carcinoplax cracens Western Central Pacific. 2007
Carcinoplax ischurodous Western Central Pacific. 1923
Carcinoplax jugum Western Central Pacific. 2020
Carcinoplax longimanus Long-armed crab Western Pacific 8 CW 1833
Carcinoplax mistio Western Pacific 2019
Carcinoplax purpurea Western Pacific 2.3 CW 1914
Carcinoplax sinica Western Pacific 4.7 CW 1984
Carcinoplax specularis Western Central Pacific. 1914
Carcinoplax tenuidentata Western Central Pacific. 2007
Carcinoplax tuberosa Western Central Pacific. 2007
Carcinoplax velutina Central Pacific 2007
Chasmocarcinus chacei Western Central Atlantic. 1986
Chasmocarcinus cylindricus Smoothwrist soft crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1901
Chasmocarcinus mississippiensis Roughwrist soft crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1931
Chasmocarcinus obliquus Western Central Atlantic.
Eucrate alcocki Northwest Pacific 2.9 CW 1971
Eucrate costata Northwest Pacific 1979
Eucrate crenata Indo-West Pacific 3.5 CW 1835
Eucrate laevis Indo-Pacific. 1903
Eucrate sulcatifrons Indo-Pacific. 1858
Euryplax nitida Glabrous broadface crab Western Atlantic 1859
Frevillea barbata Western Central Atlantic. 1880
Frevillea hirsuta Tufted broadface crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1916
Frevillea rosaea Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Goneplacoides marivenae Western Pacific 2004
Goneplax renoculis Northwest Pacific 1914
Goneplax rhomboides Angular crab Eastern Atlantic and the 3.4 CW 1758
Goneplax sigsbei Dentate broadface crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Kingelus kasimi Western Atlantic Ocean. 2022
Menoplax longispinosa Western Central Pacific. 1984
Microgoneplax cope Western Central Pacific. 2007
Microgoneplax elegans Western Central Pacific. 1998
Microgoneplax prion Western Central Pacific. 2007
Neogoneplax costata Western Central Pacific. 2007
Neogoneplax renoculis Pacific Ocean. 1914
Neogoneplax serratipes Western Central Pacific. 2007
Neopilumnoplax americana Bimarginate bathyal crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1898
Neopilumnoplax gervaini Western Atlantic Ocean. 1996
Neopilumnoplax neili Indo-West Pacific 2008
Notonyx nitidus Western Central Pacific. 1873
Ommatocarcinus macgillivrayi Northwest Pacific 1852
Paragoneplax serenei Western Central Pacific. 1972
Pilumnoplax elata Western Central Atlantic 1880
Pseudozius caystrus Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1849
Pseudozius inornatus Indo-Pacific. Tropical t 1852
Psopheticus crepitans Western Central Pacific. 1891
Psopheticus crosnieri Western Central Pacific. 1990
Psopheticus vocans Western Central Pacific. 1985
Pycnoplax suruguensis Western Pacific. 1932
Scalopidia spinosipes Western Pacific 2.6 CW 1858
Singhaplax platypoda Western Pacific 2007
Singhaplax wolffi Western Central Pacific. 1964
Sotoplax robertsi Western Central Atlantic 1984
Thalassoplax angusta Narrow bathyal crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1969
Thyraplax cooki Pacific Ocean. 1906
Thyraplax cristata Eastern Central Pacific 2007
Thyraplax crosnieri Western Central Pacific. 1981
Thyraplax digitodentata Eastern Central Pacific 2007
Thyraplax truncata Western Pacific 2007
Trapezioplax tridentata Spined broadface crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Trizocarcinus tacitus Western Atlantic. 1940
Typhlocarcinus nudus Northwest Pacific 1858
Typhlocarcinus villosus Indo-West Pacific 1.3 CW 1858



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