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Family: Munididae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Agononida aequabilis []	No picture found Agononida analoga []	No picture found Agononida eminens []
No picture found Agononida fortiantennata []	No picture found Agononida imitata []	No picture found Agononida incerta [Squat lobsters]
No picture found Agononida laurentae []	No picture found Agononida longipes []	No picture found Agononida longispinata []
No picture found Agononida marini []	No picture found Agononida nielbrucei []	No picture found Agononida normani []
No picture found Agononida ocyrhoe []	No picture found Agononida pilosimanus []	No picture found Agononida polycerta []
No picture found Agononida procera []	No picture found Agononida schroederi []	No picture found Agononida simillima []
No picture found Agononida soelae []	No picture found Agononida sphecia []	No picture found Agononida squamosa []
No picture found Agononida variabilis []	No picture found Babamunida hystrix []	No picture found Babamunida javieri []
No picture found Bathymunida balssi []	No picture found Bathymunida brevirostris []	No picture found Bathymunida corniculata []
No picture found Bathymunida eurybregma []	No picture found Bathymunida nebulosa []	No picture found Bathymunida ocularis []
No picture found Bathymunida polae []	No picture found Bathymunida rudis []	No picture found Bathymunida sibogae []
No picture found Cervimunida princeps []	No picture found Crosnierita dicata []	No picture found Crosnierita urizae []
No picture found Crosnierita yante []	No picture found Enriquea leviantennata []	No picture found Garymunida namora []
No picture found Grimothea johni [Blue squat lobster]	No picture found Grimothea monodon [Carrot squat lobster]	Grimothea planipes [Pelagic red crab]
No picture found Munida acacia []	No picture found Munida acantha []	No picture found Munida affinis []
No picture found Munida agave []	No picture found Munida albiapicula []	No picture found Munida alonsoi []
No picture found Munida amathea []	No picture found Munida andamanica []	No picture found Munida angulata []
No picture found Munida antliae []	No picture found Munida apheles []	No picture found Munida arae []
No picture found Munida armata []	No picture found Munida armilla []	No picture found Munida atarapa []
No picture found Munida aulakodes []	No picture found Munida caesura []	No picture found Munida chathamensis []
No picture found Munida clinata []	No picture found Munida collier []	No picture found Munida columbae []
No picture found Munida compressa []	No picture found Munida constricta []	No picture found Munida curvirostris []
No picture found Munida descensa []	No picture found Munida diritas []	No picture found Munida distiza []
No picture found Munida ducoussoi []	No picture found Munida eclepsis []	No picture found Munida endeavourae []
No picture found Munida erugata []	No picture found Munida evarne []	No picture found Munida evermanni []
No picture found Munida exilis []	No picture found Munida fasciata []	No picture found Munida flinti []
No picture found Munida forceps []	No picture found Munida fornacis []	No picture found Munida gilii []
No picture found Munida glabella []	No picture found Munida gordoae []	No picture found Munida gracilis []
No picture found Munida gregaria [Swarming squat lobster]	No picture found Munida guttata []	No picture found Munida heteracantha []
No picture found Munida howensis []	No picture found Munida ignea []	No picture found Munida inornata []
No picture found Munida intermedia []	No picture found Munida iris []	No picture found Munida irrasa []
No picture found Munida isos []	No picture found Munida japonica [Japanese squat lobster]	No picture found Munida kapala []
No picture found Munida kuboi []	No picture found Munida laevis []	No picture found Munida leagora []
No picture found Munida lenticularis []	No picture found Munida leptitis []	No picture found Munida leptosyne []
No picture found Munida lineola []	No picture found Munida llenasi []	No picture found Munida longicheles []
No picture found Munida magniantennulata []	No picture found Munida masi []	No picture found Munida melite []
No picture found Munida microphthalma []	No picture found Munida miles []	No picture found Munida militaris []
No picture found Munida minuta []	No picture found Munida moliae []	No picture found Munida nesaea []
No picture found Munida notata []	No picture found Munida nuda []	No picture found Munida obesa [Stout squat lobster]
No picture found Munida oblonga []	No picture found Munida ocellata []	No picture found Munida olivarae []
No picture found Munida ommata []	No picture found Munida oritea []	No picture found Munida pagesi []
No picture found Munida pasithea []	No picture found Munida pectinata []	No picture found Munida pherusa []
No picture found Munida philippinensis []	No picture found Munida pilorhyncha []	No picture found Munida plexaura []
No picture found Munida polynoe []	No picture found Munida pontoporea []	No picture found Munida profunda []
No picture found Munida prominula []	No picture found Munida propinqua [Deep-water squat lobster]	No picture found Munida proto []
No picture found Munida pseliophora []	No picture found Munida psylla []	No picture found Munida pubescens []
No picture found Munida pulchra []	No picture found Munida pusilla [Common squat lobster]	No picture found Munida pusiola []
No picture found Munida pygmaea []	No picture found Munida quadrispina [Pinch bug]	No picture found Munida refulgens [Radiant squat lobster]
No picture found Munida rogeri []	No picture found Munida rona []	No picture found Munida rosea []
No picture found Munida rubella []	No picture found Munida rubrimana []	No picture found Munida rubrovata []
No picture found Munida rufiantennulata []	Munida rugosa [Rugose squat lobster]	No picture found Munida runcinata []
No picture found Munida rutllanti []	No picture found Munida sacksi []	No picture found Munida sanctipauli []
No picture found Munida sao []	No picture found Munida scabra []	No picture found Munida semoni []
No picture found Munida simplex []	No picture found Munida simulatrix []	No picture found Munida spilota []
No picture found Munida spinicruris [Corsican hare]	No picture found Munida spinifrons []	Munida spinosa []
No picture found Munida stigmatica []	No picture found Munida stimpsoni []	No picture found Munida striata []
No picture found Munida taenia []	No picture found Munida tenuimana []	No picture found Munida thoe []
No picture found Munida tuberculata []	No picture found Munida tyche []	No picture found Munida typhle []
No picture found Munida valida []	No picture found Munida zebra []	No picture found Onconida alaini []
No picture found Onconida modica []	No picture found Onconida prostrata []	No picture found Onconida tropis []
No picture found Paramunida antares []	No picture found Paramunida antipodes []	No picture found Paramunida belone []
No picture found Paramunida echinata []	No picture found Paramunida granulata []	No picture found Paramunida labis []
No picture found Paramunida longior []	No picture found Paramunida pictura []	No picture found Paramunida poorei []
No picture found Paramunida proxima []	No picture found Paramunida scabra []	No picture found Paramunida setigera []
No picture found Paramunida spatula []	No picture found Paramunida stichas []	No picture found Paramunida thalie []
No picture found Torbenella calvata []	No picture found Torbenella insolita []	No picture found Trapezionida brevitas []

198 Species of Family Munididae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Agononida aequabilis		Eastern Central Pacific
Agononida analoga		Western Central Pacific
Agononida eminens		Western Central Pacific
Agononida fortiantennata		Western Central Pacific
Agononida imitata		Eastern Central Pacific
Agononida incerta	Squat lobsters	Indo-West Pacific
Agononida laurentae		Western Central Pacific
Agononida longipes		Western Atlantic.
Agononida longispinata		Western Central Pacific
Agononida marini		Western Pacific
Agononida nielbrucei		Southwest Pacific
Agononida normani		Central Pacific.
Agononida ocyrhoe		Western Central Pacific
Agononida pilosimanus		Western Pacific
Agononida polycerta		Eastern Central Pacific
Agononida procera		Western Pacific.
Agononida schroederi		Western Central Atlantic.
Agononida simillima		Eastern Central Pacific
Agononida soelae		Indo-West Pacific
Agononida sphecia		Western Central Pacific
Agononida squamosa		Indo-West Pacific.
Agononida variabilis		Western Central Pacific
Babamunida hystrix		Eastern Central Pacific
Babamunida javieri		Western Central Pacific
Bathymunida balssi		Western Central Pacific
Bathymunida brevirostris		Northwest Pacific
Bathymunida corniculata		Eastern Central Pacific
Bathymunida eurybregma		Western Central Pacific
Bathymunida nebulosa		Western Central Pacific
Bathymunida ocularis		Western Central Pacific
Bathymunida polae		Indo-Pacific
Bathymunida rudis		Western Central Pacific
Bathymunida sibogae		Western Pacific
Cervimunida princeps		Western Pacific
Crosnierita dicata		Western Central Pacific
Crosnierita urizae		Western Central Pacific
Crosnierita yante		Pacific Ocean.
Enriquea leviantennata		Western Pacific
Garymunida namora		Western Central Pacific	1.6 CL
Grimothea johni	Blue squat lobster	Southeast Pacific	8 TL
Grimothea monodon	Carrot squat lobster	Eastern Pacific	8 TL
Grimothea planipes	Pelagic red crab	Eastern Pacific	7.5 TL
Munida acacia		Southeast Pacific
Munida acantha		Western Central Pacific
Munida affinis		Western Central Atlantic.
Munida agave		Western Pacific
Munida albiapicula		Northwest Pacific
Munida alonsoi		Central Pacific
Munida amathea		Central Pacific.
Munida andamanica		Indo-West Pacific.
Munida angulata		Southwest Atlantic
Munida antliae		Central Pacific
Munida apheles		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida arae		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida armata		Western Central Pacific
Munida armilla		Pacific Ocean.
Munida atarapa		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida aulakodes		Central Pacific
Munida caesura		Western Pacific.
Munida chathamensis		Southwest Pacific
Munida clinata		Western Central Pacific
Munida collier		Western Pacific
Munida columbae		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida compressa		Western Pacific.
Munida constricta		Western Atlantic.
Munida curvirostris		Central Pacific
Munida descensa		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida diritas		Southeast Pacific
Munida distiza		Central Pacific
Munida ducoussoi		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida eclepsis		Pacific Ocean.
Munida endeavourae		Western Pacific.
Munida erugata		Central Pacific
Munida evarne		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida evermanni		Western Central Atlantic.
Munida exilis		Western Pacific
Munida fasciata		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida flinti		Western Atlantic.
Munida forceps		Western Atlantic.
Munida fornacis		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida gilii		Western Pacific.
Munida glabella		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida gordoae		Western Central Pacific
Munida gracilis		Antarctic Indian Ocean an
Munida gregaria	Swarming squat lobster	Southern Oceans	7.5 TL
Munida guttata		Western Central Pacific
Munida heteracantha		Western Pacific.
Munida howensis		Southwest Pacific
Munida ignea		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida inornata		Western Central Pacific
Munida intermedia		Atlantic Ocean, Arctic an
Munida iris		Western Atlantic
Munida irrasa		Western Atlantic.
Munida isos		Western Pacific.
Munida japonica	Japanese squat lobster	Indo-West Pacific.
Munida kapala		Western Pacific
Munida kuboi		Indo-West Pacific.
Munida laevis		Western Central Pacific
Munida leagora		Western Central Pacific
Munida lenticularis		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida leptitis		Central Pacific
Munida leptosyne		Western Central Pacific
Munida lineola		Western Central Pacific
Munida llenasi		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida longicheles		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida magniantennulata		Western Central Pacific	1.28 CL
Munida masi		Western Central Pacific
Munida melite		Western Central Pacific
Munida microphthalma		Atlantic Ocean.
Munida miles		Western Central Atlantic.
Munida militaris		Western Central Pacific.
Munida minuta		Western Central Pacific
Munida moliae		Western Central Pacific
Munida nesaea		Western Central Pacific
Munida notata		Western Central Pacific
Munida nuda		Western Central Atlantic.
Munida obesa	Stout squat lobster	Eastern Pacific.
Munida oblonga		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida ocellata		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida olivarae		Western Central Pacific
Munida ommata		Western Central Pacific
Munida oritea		Western Pacific
Munida pagesi		Western Central Pacific
Munida pasithea		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida pectinata		Western Central Pacific
Munida pherusa		Western Pacific.
Munida philippinensis		Western Central Pacific
Munida pilorhyncha		Western Pacific.
Munida plexaura		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida polynoe		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida pontoporea		Western Central Pacific
Munida profunda		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida prominula		Northwest Pacific
Munida propinqua	Deep-water squat lobster	Eastern Pacific.
Munida proto		Western Central Pacific
Munida pseliophora		Western Central Pacific
Munida psylla		Western Pacific
Munida pubescens		Western Central Pacific
Munida pulchra		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida pusilla	Common squat lobster	Western Central Atlantic.
Munida pusiola		Western Central Pacific
Munida pygmaea		Central Pacific.
Munida quadrispina	Pinch bug	Eastern Pacific	12.5 TL
Munida refulgens	Radiant squat lobster	Eastern Pacific.
Munida rogeri		Western Central Pacific
Munida rona		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida rosea		Western Central Pacific
Munida rubella		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida rubrimana		Southwest Pacific
Munida rubrovata		Eastern Central Pacific
Munida rufiantennulata		Pacific Ocean.
Munida rugosa	Rugose squat lobster	Eastern Atlantic and the
Munida runcinata		Western Central Pacific
Munida rutllanti		Eastern Atlantic and the	22 CL
Munida sacksi		Western Central Pacific
Munida sanctipauli		Atlantic Ocean.
Munida sao		Western Central Pacific
Munida scabra		Northwest Pacific
Munida semoni		Western Central Pacific
Munida simplex		Western Central Atlantic.
Munida simulatrix		Western Central Pacific
Munida spilota		Western Central Pacific
Munida spinicruris	Corsican hare	Southwest Pacific
Munida spinifrons		Southwest Atlantic
Munida spinosa		Southern Oceans
Munida stigmatica		Western Central Pacific
Munida stimpsoni		Western Central Atlantic.
Munida striata		Western Central Atlantic.
Munida taenia		Western Central Pacific
Munida tenuimana		Arctic and Mediterranean	3.1 CL
Munida thoe		Pacific Ocean.
Munida tuberculata		Central Pacific.
Munida tyche		Western Central Pacific
Munida typhle		Central Pacific
Munida valida		Western Atlantic and the
Munida zebra		Western Central Pacific
Onconida alaini		Western Central Pacific
Onconida modica		Eastern Central Pacific
Onconida prostrata		Central Pacific
Onconida tropis		Western Central Pacific
Paramunida antares		Central Pacific
Paramunida antipodes		Western Pacific
Paramunida belone		Western Central Pacific
Paramunida echinata		Eastern Central Pacific
Paramunida granulata		Western Central Pacific.
Paramunida labis		Western Pacific.
Paramunida longior		Western Central Pacific
Paramunida pictura		Central Pacific
Paramunida poorei		Eastern Central Pacific
Paramunida proxima		Western Pacific
Paramunida scabra		Western Pacific. Tropica
Paramunida setigera		Western Central Pacific
Paramunida spatula		Eastern Central Pacific
Paramunida stichas		Western Central Pacific
Paramunida thalie		Western Central Pacific
Torbenella calvata		Western Central Pacific
Torbenella insolita		Western Central Pacific
Trapezionida brevitas		Western Central Pacific	0.46 CL

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