| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Achaeus akanensis Sakai, 1937 | Western Pacific | ||
| Achaeus brevirostris (Haswell, 1879) | Eastern Indian Ocean | ||
| Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817 | Cranch spider crab | Eastern Atlantic | |
| Achaeus curvirostris (Milne-Edwards, 1873) | Indo-West Pacific | ||
| Achaeus japonicus (De Haan, 1839) | Orang utang crab | Western Pacific | |
| Achaeus kermadecensis Webber & Takeda, 2005 | Southwest Pacific | ||
| Achaeus lacertosus Stimpson, 1858 | Indo-West Pacific | 0.9 | |
| Achaeus tuberculatus Miers, 1879 | Tubercled hairy spider crab | Northwest Pacific | 0.74 |