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Family: Majidae spider crabs (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Ageitomaia baeckstroemi []	No picture found Anacinetops stimpsoni []	No picture found Coelocerus spinosus [Channelnose spider crab]
No picture found Cyclax suborbicularis []	No picture found Cyrtomaia cornuta []	No picture found Cyrtomaia curviceros []
No picture found Cyrtomaia danieli []	No picture found Cyrtomaia echinata []	No picture found Cyrtomaia ericina []
No picture found Cyrtomaia furici []	No picture found Cyrtomaia griffini []	No picture found Cyrtomaia horrida []
No picture found Cyrtomaia ihlei []	No picture found Cyrtomaia lamellata []	No picture found Cyrtomaia largoi []
No picture found Cyrtomaia micronesica []	No picture found Cyrtomaia murrayi []	No picture found Cyrtomaia platypes []
No picture found Eurynome aspera [strawberry spider crab]	No picture found Eurynome spinosa []	No picture found Hemus cristulipes []
No picture found Jacquinotia edwardsii [Southern spider crab]	No picture found Leptomithrax australis []	No picture found Leptomithrax edwardsii [Edwards' spider crab]
No picture found Leptomithrax longimanus [Long-handed masking crab]	No picture found Leptomithrax tuberculatus []	No picture found Macrocheira kaempferi [Japanese giant spider crab]
No picture found Macrocoeloma camptocerum [Florida decorator crab]	No picture found Macrocoeloma diplacanthum []	No picture found Macrocoeloma eutheca []
No picture found Macrocoeloma intermedium []	No picture found Macrocoeloma laevigatum []	No picture found Macrocoeloma septemspinosum []
No picture found Macrocoeloma subparallelum []	No picture found Macrocoeloma trispinosum [Spongy decorator crab]	No picture found Maiopsis panamensis [Panamic spidercrab]
No picture found Maja brachydactyla [Atlantic spinous spider crab]	Maja crispata [Lesser spider crab]	No picture found Maja komatoensis []
No picture found Maja miersii []	Maja squinado [Spinous spider crab]	No picture found Micippa cristata []
No picture found Micippa curtispina []	No picture found Micippa excavata []	No picture found Micippa margaritifera []
No picture found Micippa parca []	Micippa philyra []	No picture found Micippa platipes []
No picture found Micippa thalia []	No picture found Microphrys antillensis [Lobed decorator crab]	No picture found Microphrys bicornutus [Speck-claw decorator crab]
No picture found Microphrys interruptus []	No picture found Mithraculus cinctimanus [Banded clinging crab]	No picture found Mithraculus coryphe [Nodose clinging crab]
No picture found Mithraculus forceps [Red-ridged clinging crab]	No picture found Mithraculus ruber []	No picture found Mithraculus sculptus [Green clinging crab]
No picture found Mithrax hemphilli []	No picture found Mithrax hispidus [Coral clinging crab]	No picture found Mithrax holderi []
Mithrax spinosissimus [Channel-clinging crab]	No picture found Mithrax verrucosus [Paved clinging crab]	No picture found Naxia spinosa []
No picture found Nemausa acuticornis [Sharphorn clinging crab]	Neomaja goltziana [Spiny spider crab]	No picture found Notomithrax spinosus []
No picture found Notomithrax ursus []	No picture found Paramaya mulli []	No picture found Picroceroides tubularis []
No picture found Planotergum mirabile []	No picture found Prismatopus aculeatus []	No picture found Prismatopus albanyensis []
No picture found Prismatopus goldsboroughi []	No picture found Prismatopus longispinus []	No picture found Pseudomicippe banfieldi []
No picture found Schizophroida colemani []	No picture found Schizophroida gracilis []	No picture found Schizophroida hilensis [Hilo collector crab]
Schizophrys aspera [Common decorator crab]	Schizophrys dama [Pronghorn decorator crab]	No picture found Stenocionops furcatus [Furcate spider crab]
No picture found Stenocionops ovatus [Velvet spidercrab]	No picture found Stenocionops spinimanus [Prickly spider crab]	No picture found Teleophrys cristulipes []
No picture found Teleophrys ornatus []	No picture found Teleophrys pococki []	No picture found Temnonotus granulosus []
No picture found Teratomaia richardsoni []	No picture found Thersandrus compressus []	No picture found Thoe puella [Scarlet mime crab]
No picture found Tylocarcinus dumerilii []	Tylocarcinus styx [Underworld spider crab]

92 Species of Family Majidae
(spider crabs)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ageitomaia baeckstroemi		Southeast Pacific
Anacinetops stimpsoni		Eastern Indian Ocean
Coelocerus spinosus	Channelnose spider crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Cyclax suborbicularis		Indo-Pacific.
Cyrtomaia cornuta		Western Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia curviceros		Western Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia danieli		Southeast Pacific
Cyrtomaia echinata		Western Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia ericina		Western Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia furici		Western Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia griffini		Western Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia horrida		Western Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia ihlei		Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia lamellata		Pacific Ocean
Cyrtomaia largoi		Western Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia micronesica		Western Central Pacific
Cyrtomaia murrayi		Western Pacific
Cyrtomaia platypes		Pacific Ocean
Eurynome aspera	strawberry spider crab	Eastern Atlantic
Eurynome spinosa		Northeast Atlantic
Hemus cristulipes		Southwest Atlantic
Jacquinotia edwardsii	Southern spider crab	Southwest Pacific	20 CW
Leptomithrax australis		Southwest Pacific
Leptomithrax edwardsii	Edwards' spider crab	Western Pacific
Leptomithrax longimanus	Long-handed masking crab	Antarctic Indian Ocean an	5 CW
Leptomithrax tuberculatus		Western Central Pacific
Macrocheira kaempferi	Japanese giant spider crab	Northwest Pacific	30 CW
Macrocoeloma camptocerum	Florida decorator crab	Western Atlantic
Macrocoeloma diplacanthum		Western Central Atlantic.
Macrocoeloma eutheca		Southwest Atlantic
Macrocoeloma intermedium		Western Central Atlantic.
Macrocoeloma laevigatum		Southwest Atlantic
Macrocoeloma septemspinosum		Southwest Atlantic
Macrocoeloma subparallelum		Western Atlantic.
Macrocoeloma trispinosum	Spongy decorator crab	Southwest Atlantic
Maiopsis panamensis	Panamic spidercrab	Eastern Pacific	31 CW
Maja brachydactyla	Atlantic spinous spider crab	Eastern Atlantic and the	22 CL
Maja crispata	Lesser spider crab	Eastern Atlantic and the	9.599 CL
Maja komatoensis		Northwest Pacific
Maja miersii		Western Central Pacific
Maja squinado	Spinous spider crab	Mediterranean	22 CL
Micippa cristata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Micippa curtispina		Western Central Pacific
Micippa excavata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Micippa margaritifera		Eastern Central Pacific
Micippa parca		Eastern Central Pacific
Micippa philyra		Indo-West Pacific.
Micippa platipes		Indo-Pacific
Micippa thalia		Northwest and Western Cen
Microphrys antillensis	Lobed decorator crab	Southwest Atlantic
Microphrys bicornutus	Speck-claw decorator crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.5 CW
Microphrys interruptus		Western Atlantic.
Mithraculus cinctimanus	Banded clinging crab	Western Central Atlantic
Mithraculus coryphe	Nodose clinging crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Mithraculus forceps	Red-ridged clinging crab	Western Atlantic Ocean; K
Mithraculus ruber		Western Central Atlantic.
Mithraculus sculptus	Green clinging crab	Western Atlantic Ocean	1.24 CW
Mithrax hemphilli		Western Atlantic.
Mithrax hispidus	Coral clinging crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Mithrax holderi		Western Central Atlantic.
Mithrax spinosissimus	Channel-clinging crab	Western Atlantic Ocean
Mithrax verrucosus	Paved clinging crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Naxia spinosa		Southwest Pacific
Nemausa acuticornis	Sharphorn clinging crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Neomaja goltziana	Spiny spider crab	Eastern Atlantic from Por
Notomithrax spinosus		Southwest Pacific
Notomithrax ursus		Indo-West Pacific	6 CL
Paramaya mulli		Eastern Indian Ocean
Picroceroides tubularis		Western Atlantic.
Planotergum mirabile		Indo-West Pacific
Prismatopus aculeatus		Indo-West Pacific
Prismatopus albanyensis		Western Indian Ocean
Prismatopus goldsboroughi		Pacific Ocean
Prismatopus longispinus		Western Indian Ocean
Pseudomicippe banfieldi		Western Indian Ocean
Schizophroida colemani		Western Pacific
Schizophroida gracilis		Western Pacific
Schizophroida hilensis	Hilo collector crab	Pacific Ocean
Schizophrys aspera	Common decorator crab	Indo-Pacific, eastwards t	6 CW
Schizophrys dama	Pronghorn decorator crab	Indo-West Pacific	6 CW
Stenocionops furcatus	Furcate spider crab	Western Atlantic Ocean
Stenocionops ovatus	Velvet spidercrab	Eastern Pacific	14 CW
Stenocionops spinimanus	Prickly spider crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Teleophrys cristulipes		Eastern Pacific and Weste	0.69 TL
Teleophrys ornatus		Western Atlantic.
Teleophrys pococki		Western Atlantic.
Temnonotus granulosus		Western Central Atlantic.
Teratomaia richardsoni		Indo-West Pacific
Thersandrus compressus		Western Central Atlantic
Thoe puella	Scarlet mime crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Tylocarcinus dumerilii		Eastern Central Pacific
Tylocarcinus styx	Underworld spider crab	Indo-Pacific

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