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Family: Inachidae



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57 species (see list below)
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Achaeus akanensis
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Achaeus brevirostris
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Achaeus cranchii
[Cranch spider crab]
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Achaeus curvirostris
[]
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Achaeus japonicus
[Orang utang crab]
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Achaeus kermadecensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm CL
 
Achaeus lacertosus
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Achaeus spinosus
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Achaeus superciliaris
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Max. Length 0.7 cm CL
 
Achaeus tuberculatus
[Tubercled hairy spider crab]
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Aepinus septemspinosus
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Anomalothir frontalis
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Anomalothir furcillatus
[]

Photo by Winkel, Francis Dos

Indo-West Pacific. Red S
Max. Length 4.5 cm CL
Camposcia retusa Latreille, 1829

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Camposcia retusa
[Decorator crab]
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Coryrhynchus algicola
[]
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Coryrhynchus riisei
[Longfinger neck crab]
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Coryrhynchus sidneyi
[Shortfinger neck crab]
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Dorhynchus furcatus
[]
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Dorhynchus thomsoni
[Thomson spider crab]
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Encephaloides armstrongi
[]
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Ericerodes gracilipes
[Unicorn neck crab]
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Erileptus spinosus
[Shortneck pear crab]
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Eucinetops blakianus
[]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm CL
 
Eurypodius latreillii
[Camouflaged spider crab]
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Grypachaeus hyalinus
[]

Photo by Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic

Inachus dorsettensis (Pennant, 1777)

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Inachus dorsettensis
[Scorpion spider crab]
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Inachus leptochirus
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Inachus parvirostris
[]

Photo by Giourgis, Hector

Northeast Atlantic

Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1775)

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Inachus phalangium
[Leach's spider crab]
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Macropodia czernjawskii
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Macropodia deflexa
[Forest sickle crab longlegs]
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Macropodia linaresi
[Linares sickle crab longlegs]
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Macropodia longipes
[]

Photo by Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th

Macropodia longirostris (Fabricius, 1775)

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Macropodia longirostris
[]

Photo by Rodríguez, Mariano García

Eastern Atlantic and the

Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761)

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Macropodia rostrata
[Long legged spider crab]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Northeast Atlantic

Macropodia tenuirostris (Leach, 1814)

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Macropodia tenuirostris
[]
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Metoporhaphis calcarata
[False arrow crab]
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Oncinopus araneus
[]

Photo by Harasti, David

Western Central Pacific

Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848

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Oncinopus neptunus
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Paratymolus apeli
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Paratymolus cygnus
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Pleistacantha cervicornis
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Pleistacantha exophthalmus
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Pleistacantha japonica
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Pleistacantha ori
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Pleistacantha oryx
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Pleistacantha rubida
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Podochela curvirostris
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Podochela grossipes
[]
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Podochela hemphillii
[Hemphill kelp crab]
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Podochela lamelligera
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Podochela lobifrons
[Thinbeak neck crab]
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Podochela macrodera
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Stenorhynchus debilis
[]

Photo by Gomez, Guillermo

Eastern Central Atlantic

Stenorhynchus lanceolatus (Brullé, 1837)

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Stenorhynchus lanceolatus
[]

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Western Atlantic. From N
Max. Length 0.8 cm CW
Stenorhynchus seticornis (Herbst, 1788)

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Stenorhynchus seticornis
[Yellowline arrow crab]
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Stenorhynchus yangi
[Red arrow crab]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Achaeus akanensis Western Pacific 1937
Achaeus brevirostris Eastern Indian Ocean 1879
Achaeus cranchii Cranch spider crab Eastern Atlantic 1817
Achaeus curvirostris Indo-West Pacific 1873
Achaeus japonicus Orang utang crab Western Central Pacific. 1839
Achaeus kermadecensis Southwest Pacific 2005
Achaeus lacertosus Indo-West Pacific. 0.9 CL 1858
Achaeus spinosus Indo-West Pacific. 1879
Achaeus superciliaris Indo-West Pacific. 1893
Achaeus tuberculatus Tubercled hairy spider crab Northwest Pacific. 0.7 CL 1879
Aepinus septemspinosus Southwest Atlantic 1879
Anomalothir frontalis Western Central Atlantic. 1879
Anomalothir furcillatus Western Central Atlantic. 1871
Camposcia retusa Decorator crab Indo-West Pacific. Red S 4.5 CL 1829
Coryrhynchus algicola Indo-West Pacific. Red S 1914
Coryrhynchus riisei Longfinger neck crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1860
Coryrhynchus sidneyi Shortfinger neck crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1924
Dorhynchus furcatus Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson spider crab Northeast Atlantic 1873
Encephaloides armstrongi Western Indian Ocean 1891
Ericerodes gracilipes Unicorn neck crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Erileptus spinosus Shortneck pear crab Eastern Central Pacific 1893
Eucinetops blakianus Eastern Central Pacific 1896
Eurypodius latreillii Camouflaged spider crab Southern Oceans. 3.9 CL 1825
Grypachaeus hyalinus Western Central Pacific. 1894
Inachus dorsettensis Scorpion spider crab Northeast Atlantic 1777
Inachus leptochirus North Sea. 1817
Inachus parvirostris Mediterranean Sea. 1816
Inachus phalangium Leach's spider crab Northeast Atlantic 1775
Macropodia czernjawskii Northeast Atlantic 1880
Macropodia deflexa Forest sickle crab longlegs Eastern Atlantic 1978
Macropodia linaresi Linares sickle crab longlegs Eastern Atlantic and the 1964
Macropodia longipes Eastern Atlantic and the 1899
Macropodia longirostris Northeast Atlantic and th 1775
Macropodia rostrata Long legged spider crab Eastern Atlantic and the 1761
Macropodia tenuirostris Northeast Atlantic 1814
Metoporhaphis calcarata False arrow crab Western Atlantic 1818
Oncinopus araneus Indo-Pacific. 1839
Oncinopus neptunus Western Central Pacific 1848
Paratymolus apeli Western Indian Ocean 2015
Paratymolus cygnus Western Central Pacific 1999
Pleistacantha cervicornis Western Central Pacific. 1931
Pleistacantha exophthalmus Western Central Pacific. 1982
Pleistacantha japonica Western Central Pacific. 1933
Pleistacantha ori Western Indian Ocean 2007
Pleistacantha oryx Western Pacific. 1893
Pleistacantha rubida Western Indian Ocean 1895
Podochela curvirostris Western Central Atlantic. 1879
Podochela grossipes Western Central Atlantic. 1860
Podochela hemphillii Hemphill kelp crab East Pacific. 1877
Podochela lamelligera Western Central Atlantic 1871
Podochela lobifrons Thinbeak neck crab Eastern Central Pacific 1893
Podochela macrodera Western Central Atlantic. 1860
Stenorhynchus debilis Southeast Pacific 1871
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus Eastern Central Atlantic 1837
Stenorhynchus seticornis Yellowline arrow crab Western Atlantic. From N 0.8 CW 1788
Stenorhynchus yangi Red arrow crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1989



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