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Family: Geryonidae deepsea crabs (See list of species below)

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21 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Chaceon affinis [Deep-sea red crab]	No picture found Chaceon albus []	No picture found Chaceon australis [Austral golden crab]
Chaceon bicolor [Pacific golden crab]	No picture found Chaceon chilensis [Golden crab]	Chaceon fenneri [Golden deepsea crab]
No picture found Chaceon granulatus [Japanese golden crab]	No picture found Chaceon inglei [Ingle deep-sea red crab]	No picture found Chaceon karubar [Indonesian golden crab]
No picture found Chaceon linsi []	No picture found Chaceon macphersoni [Pink geryon]	Chaceon maritae [West African geryon]
No picture found Chaceon mediterraneus []	No picture found Chaceon notialis [Southwest Atlantic red crab]	No picture found Chaceon poupini [Polynesian golden crab]
No picture found Chaceon quinquedens [Red crab]	No picture found Chaceon ramosae [Royal crab]	Geryon longipes [Mediterranean geryon]
No picture found Geryon trispinosus [Three-spined geryon]	No picture found Progeryon mararae []	No picture found Zariquieyon inflatus []

21 Species of Family Geryonidae
(deepsea crabs)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Chaceon affinis	Deep-sea red crab	Southeast Pacific and nor	17.7 CL
Chaceon albus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Chaceon australis	Austral golden crab	Eastern Central Pacific	10 CW
Chaceon bicolor	Pacific golden crab	Western Pacific.	18 CW
Chaceon chilensis	Golden crab	Southeast Pacific.
Chaceon fenneri	Golden deepsea crab	Western Atlantic	19 CW
Chaceon granulatus	Japanese golden crab	Western Pacific	30 CW
Chaceon inglei	Ingle deep-sea red crab	Northeast Atlantic
Chaceon karubar	Indonesian golden crab	Western Central Pacific	19 CW
Chaceon linsi		Southwest Atlantic
Chaceon macphersoni	Pink geryon	Western Indian Ocean and
Chaceon maritae	West African geryon	Eastern Atlantic	16 CW
Chaceon mediterraneus		Mediterranean Sea.
Chaceon notialis	Southwest Atlantic red crab	Southwest Atlantic	13.5 CW
Chaceon poupini	Polynesian golden crab	Eastern Central Pacific	14 CW
Chaceon quinquedens	Red crab	Western Atlantic	18 CW
Chaceon ramosae	Royal crab	Southwest Atlantic	15.8 CW
Geryon longipes	Mediterranean geryon	Northeast Atlantic and th	6.8 CL
Geryon trispinosus	Three-spined geryon	Eastern Atlantic.	8 CL
Progeryon mararae		Eastern Central Pacific
Zariquieyon inflatus		Mediterranean Sea.

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