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Family: Palicidae stilt crabs



(See list of species below)


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47 species (see list below)
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Crossotonotus compressipes
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Crossotonotus lophocheir
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Crossotonotus spinipes
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Indo-Pacific.

Exopalicus maculatus (Edmondson, 1930)

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Exopalicus maculatus
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Miropalicus vietnamensis
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Neopalicus contractus
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Neopalicus jukesii
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Neopalicus simulus
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Palicoides longimanus
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Palicoides whitei
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Paliculus foliatus
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Paliculus kyusyuensis
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Palicus affinis
[Antillian stilt crab]
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Palicus alternatus
[Labile stilt crab]
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Palicus cortezi
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Palicus cristatipes
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Palicus cursor
[Bathyal stilt crab]
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Palicus dentatus
[Armored stilt crab]
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Palicus depressus
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Palicus faxoni
[Finned stilt crab]
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Palicus floridanus
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Palicus gracilipes
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Palicus gracilis
[Delicate stilt crab]
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Palicus lucasii
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Palicus obesus
[Inflated stilt crab]
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Palicus rathbuni
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Palicus sica
[Winged stilt crab]
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Palicus sicus
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Parapalicus ambonensis
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Parapalicus armatus
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Parapalicus clinodentatus
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Parapalicus denticulatus
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Parapalicus inanis
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Parapalicus inermis
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Parapalicus piruensis
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Parapalicus trispiralis
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Pseudopalicus acanthodactylus
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Pseudopalicus amadaibai
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Pseudopalicus declivis
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Pseudopalicus glaber
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Pseudopalicus investigatoris
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Pseudopalicus oahuensis
[Button crab]
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Pseudopalicus pictus
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Pseudopalicus serripes
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Rectopalicus amphiceros
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Rectopalicus ampullatus
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Rectopalicus woodmasoni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Crossotonotus compressipes Western Pacific. 1873
Crossotonotus lophocheir Western Central Pacific. 2000
Crossotonotus spinipes Indo-Pacific. 1888
Exopalicus maculatus Indo-Pacific. 1930
Miropalicus vietnamensis Western Central Pacific. 1968
Neopalicus contractus Western Central Pacific. 1902
Neopalicus jukesii Western Pacific. 1847
Neopalicus simulus Pacific Ocean 2010
Palicoides longimanus Western Central Pacific. 1936
Palicoides whitei Indo-West Pacific. 1884
Paliculus foliatus Western Central Pacific. 2000
Paliculus kyusyuensis Indo-Pacific. 1933
Palicus affinis Antillian stilt crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1899
Palicus alternatus Labile stilt crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1897
Palicus cortezi Southeast Pacific 1937
Palicus cristatipes Western Central Atlantic. 1880
Palicus cursor Bathyal stilt crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Palicus dentatus Armored stilt crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Palicus depressus Western Central Atlantic. 1897
Palicus faxoni Finned stilt crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1897
Palicus floridanus Western Central Atlantic. 1918
Palicus gracilipes Western Central Atlantic. 1880
Palicus gracilis Delicate stilt crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1883
Palicus lucasii Southeast Pacific 1898
Palicus obesus Inflated stilt crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Palicus rathbuni Western Atlantic Ocean. 1899
Palicus sica Winged stilt crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Palicus sicus Western Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Parapalicus ambonensis Indo-West Pacific. 1981
Parapalicus armatus Western Central Pacific. 2000
Parapalicus clinodentatus Western Central Pacific. 2000
Parapalicus denticulatus Western Central Pacific. 2000
Parapalicus inanis Western Central Pacific. 2000
Parapalicus inermis Western Central Pacific. 2000
Parapalicus piruensis Western Central Pacific. 1981
Parapalicus trispiralis Western Central Pacific. 2000
Pseudopalicus acanthodactylus Western Central Pacific. 2000
Pseudopalicus amadaibai Western Central Pacific. 1963
Pseudopalicus declivis Western Central Pacific. 2000
Pseudopalicus glaber Western Central Pacific. 2000
Pseudopalicus investigatoris Western Central Pacific 1900
Pseudopalicus oahuensis Button crab Pacific Ocean 1906
Pseudopalicus pictus Eastern Pacific. 2000
Pseudopalicus serripes Western Central Pacific. 1895
Rectopalicus amphiceros Western Central Pacific. 2000
Rectopalicus ampullatus Western Central Pacific. 2000
Rectopalicus woodmasoni Western Central Pacific. 1900



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