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Xanthidae

10 species · Animals

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Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Xanthidae

Etisus dentatus (Herbst, 1785)

Etisus dentatus is a species of crab found across many locations in the Indo-Pacific region.

Lybia tessellata (Latreille, 1812)

Lybia tessellata, the mosaic boxer crab, is a small tropical Indo-Pacific crab popular for reef aquaria.

Cycloxanthops novemdentatus (Lockington, 1877)

Cycloxanthops novemdentatus is the largest xanthid crab in California, ranging from Monterey CA to Baja California in rocky intertidal and subtidal habitats.

Xantho poressa (Olivi, 1792)

Xantho poressa is a crab with distinct juvenile and adult colouration and habitats, found in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and northeastern Atlantic.

Xantho hydrophilus (Herbst, 1790)

Xantho hydrophilus is a species of crab found in northeastern Atlantic coastal waters and the Mediterranean Sea.

Xantho pilipes A.Milne-Edwards, 1867

Xantho pilipes (Risso's crab) is a small hairy-legged marbled crab found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.

Paraxanthus barbiger (Poeppig, 1836)

Paraxanthus barbiger is the only species in the Paraxanthus genus, part of the Xanthidae family of crabs.

Lophozozymus pictor (Fabricius, 1798)

Lophozozymus pictor is a highly toxic mosaic-spotted crab found across the Indo-Pacific, whose neurotoxin is not destroyed by cooking.

Atergatis floridus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Atergatis floridus is a toxic Indo-Pacific crab with a characteristic lacy-patterned carapace.

Zosimus aeneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Zosimus aeneus is a toxic Indo-Pacific intertidal crab that can cause fatal human poisoning.

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