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Family: Raninidae frog crabs



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17 species (see list below)
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Cosmonotus mclaughlinae
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Lyreidus brevifrons
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Lyreidus tridentatus
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Notopoides latus
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Notopus dorsipes
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Notosceles chimmonis
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Notosceles pepeke
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Notosceles viaderi
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Ranilia constricta
[Sicklefoot frog crab]
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Ranilia muricata
[Muricate frog crab]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm CL
Ranina ranina (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Ranina ranina
[Spanner crab]
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Raninoides lamarcki
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Raninoides loevis
[Furrowed frog crab]
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Raninoides louisianensis
[Gulf frog crab]
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Symethis corallica
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Symethis variolosa
[Eroded frog crab]
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Umalia misakiensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cosmonotus mclaughlinae Western Central Pacific. 2006
Lyreidus brevifrons Western Central Pacific. 1937
Lyreidus tridentatus Western Pacific 1841
Notopoides latus Indo-Pacific 1888
Notopus dorsipes Indo-West Pacific and the 1758
Notosceles chimmonis Indo-Pacific. 1922
Notosceles pepeke Southwest Pacific 2000
Notosceles viaderi Indo-Pacific. 1942
Ranilia constricta Sicklefoot frog crab Eastern Atlantic Ocean. 1880
Ranilia muricata Muricate frog crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1837
Ranina ranina Spanner crab Indo-Pacific 17.5 CL 1758
Raninoides lamarcki Western Central Atlantic.
Raninoides loevis Furrowed frog crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1825
Raninoides louisianensis Gulf frog crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1933
Symethis corallica Western Central Pacific. 1989
Symethis variolosa Eroded frog crab Western Atlantic Ocean. 1793
Umalia misakiensis Western Atlantic Ocean. 1937



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