All Species
59 Species in Family Varunidae
Nominal species list for Varunidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Xenograpsus testudinatus Ng, Huang & Ho, 2000
Xenograpsus ngatama McLay, 2007
Utica glabra Milne-Edwards, 1873
Utica barbimana Milne-Edwards, 1873
Sestrostoma toriumii (Takeda, 1974)
Ptychognathus sakaii Hsu, Shih & Li, 2022
Ptychognathus johannae Rathbun, 1914
Ptychognathus pusillus Heller, 1865
Ptychognathus ishii Sakai, 1939
Ptychognathus intermedius de Man, 1879
Ptychognathus easteranus Rathbun, 1907
Ptychognathus hachijoensis Sakai, 1955
Ptychognathus crassimanus Finnegan, 1931
Ptychognathus altimanus (Rathbun, 1914)
Ptychognathus barbatus (Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Pseudohelice subquadrata (Dana, 1851)
Pseudograpsus elongatus (Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Pseudograpsus setosus (Fabricius, 1798)
Pseudograpsus albus Stimpson, 1858
Parahelice georgei (Clark, 1987)
Parahelice pilimana (Milne-Edwards, 1873)
Orcovita mcneiceae Ng & Ng, 2002
Neohelice granulata (Dana, 1851)
Neoeriocheir leptognathus (Rathbun, 1913)
Metaplax tredecim Tweedie, 1950
Metaplax longipes Stimpson, 1858
Metaplax indica Milne Edwards, 1852
Metaplax elegans de Man, 1888 Orange signaller crab
Hemigrapsus sinensis Rathbun, 1929
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus (Milne Edwards, 1837)
Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan, 1853) Asian shore crab
Hemigrapsus penicillatus (De Haan, 1835) Japanese shore crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis (Dana, 1851) Yellow shore crab
Hemigrapsus longitarsis (Miers, 1879)
Hemigrapsus nudus (Dana, 1851) Purple shore crab
Hemigrapsus crenulatus (Milne Edwards, 1837) Hairy-handed shore crab
Hemigrapsus crassimanus Dana, 1851
Helice tridens (De Haan, 1835)
Helice leachi Hess, 1865
Helice epicure Ng, Naruse & Shih, 2018
Helice formosensis Rathbun, 1931
Gaetice depressus (De Haan, 1833 [in De Haan, 1833-1850])
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1853 Chinese mitten crab
Eriocheir hepuensis Dai, 1991
Eriocheir japonica (De Haan, 1835)
Cyclograpsus lavauxi Milne-Edwards, 1853
Cyclograpsus longipes Stimpson, 1858
Cyclograpsus integer Milne-Edwards, 1837 Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & Griffin, 1966
Cyclograpsus henshawi Rathbun, 1902
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus audouinii Milne Edwards, 1837
Cyclograpsus cinereus Dana, 1851
Brachynotus sexdentatus (Risso, 1827) Mediterranean crab
Brachynotus gemmellari (Rizza, 1839)
Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Alvarez, 1968
Asthenognathus inaequipes Stimpson, 1858
Asthenognathus hexagonum Rathbun, 1909
Asthenognathus atlanticus Monod, 1933
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