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Family: Sesarmidae sesarmid mangrove crabs (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Aratus pisonii [Mangrove tree crab]	No picture found Armases benedicti [Fatfinger marsh crab]	No picture found Armases cinereum [Squareback marsh crab]
No picture found Armases miersii []	No picture found Armases ricordi [Humic marsh crab]	No picture found Armases rubripes []
No picture found Chiromantes ortmanni []	No picture found Clistocoeloma merguiense []	No picture found Geosesarma angustifrons []
No picture found Haberma nanum [Grasping dwarf sesamid]	No picture found Haberma tingkok []	No picture found Labuanium gracilipes []
No picture found Nanosesarma andersonii []	No picture found Nanosesarma batavicum []	No picture found Nanosesarma jousseaumei []
No picture found Nanosesarma minutum []	No picture found Nanosesarma pontianacense []	No picture found Nanosesarma sarii []
No picture found Neosarmatium indicum []	No picture found Neosarmatium meinerti []	No picture found Neosarmatium smithi []
No picture found Neosarmatium trispinosum []	No picture found Orisarma patshuni []	No picture found Orisarma sinense []
No picture found Parasesarma batavianum []	No picture found Parasesarma bidens []	No picture found Parasesarma calypso []
No picture found Parasesarma darwinense []	No picture found Parasesarma erythodactylum []	No picture found Parasesarma gecko []
No picture found Parasesarma gracilipes []	No picture found Parasesarma guttatum []	No picture found Parasesarma kui []
No picture found Parasesarma leptosoma []	No picture found Parasesarma macaco []	No picture found Parasesarma maipoense []
No picture found Parasesarma melissa []	No picture found Parasesarma messa []	No picture found Parasesarma moluccense []
No picture found Parasesarma parvulum []	No picture found Parasesarma persicum []	No picture found Parasesarma pictum []
No picture found Parasesarma plicatum []	No picture found Parasesarma purpureum []	No picture found Parasesarma rutilimanum []
No picture found Parasesarma semperi []	No picture found Parasesarma tarantula []	No picture found Pseudosesarma bocourti []
No picture found Pseudosesarma edwardsii []	No picture found Pseudosesarma laevimanum []	No picture found Sarmatium crassum []
No picture found Sarmatium germaini [Mound crab]	No picture found Sarmatium hegerli []	No picture found Sarmatium striaticarpus []
No picture found Sesarma angolense [Angola marsh crab]	No picture found Sesarma boulengeri []	No picture found Sesarma curacaoense [Mangrove marsh crab]
No picture found Sesarma lenzii []	No picture found Sesarma leptosama []	No picture found Sesarma punctata []
No picture found Sesarma rectum []	No picture found Sesarma reticulatum [Purple marsh crab]	No picture found Sesarma sigillata []
No picture found Sesarmoides borneensis []	No picture found Sesarmoides kraussi []	No picture found Tiomanium indicum []

66 Species of Family Sesarmidae
(sesarmid mangrove crabs)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Aratus pisonii	Mangrove tree crab	Eastern Pacific and Weste	2.68 CW
Armases benedicti	Fatfinger marsh crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Armases cinereum	Squareback marsh crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Armases miersii		Western Central Atlantic.
Armases ricordi	Humic marsh crab	Western Atlantic
Armases rubripes		Southwest Atlantic
Chiromantes ortmanni		Western Indian Ocean
Clistocoeloma merguiense		Indo-West Pacific.
Geosesarma angustifrons		Pacific. Tropical to sub
Haberma nanum	Grasping dwarf sesamid	Western Central Pacific
Haberma tingkok		Northwest Pacific
Labuanium gracilipes		Eastern Central Pacific
Nanosesarma andersonii		Western Pacific
Nanosesarma batavicum		Western Central Pacific
Nanosesarma jousseaumei		Western Indian Ocean.
Nanosesarma minutum		Indo-West Pacific.
Nanosesarma pontianacense		Western Central Pacific
Nanosesarma sarii		Western Indian Ocean	0.877 CL
Neosarmatium indicum		Northwest Pacific
Neosarmatium meinerti		Indo-Pacific
Neosarmatium smithi		Indo-West Pacific.
Neosarmatium trispinosum		Indo-West Pacific.
Orisarma patshuni		Northwest Pacific
Orisarma sinense		Northwest Pacific
Parasesarma batavianum		Western Central Pacific
Parasesarma bidens		Northwest Pacific
Parasesarma calypso		Western Central Pacific
Parasesarma darwinense		Eastern Indian Ocean
Parasesarma erythodactylum		Indo-West Pacific
Parasesarma gecko		Western Pacific. Tropica
Parasesarma gracilipes		Western Central Pacific
Parasesarma guttatum		Western Indian Ocean.
Parasesarma kui		Northwest Pacific
Parasesarma leptosoma		Indo-West Pacific.
Parasesarma macaco		Western Pacific
Parasesarma maipoense		Northwest Pacific
Parasesarma melissa		Northwest and Western Cen
Parasesarma messa		Eastern Indian Ocean
Parasesarma moluccense		Eastern Indian Ocean
Parasesarma parvulum		Western Central Pacific
Parasesarma persicum		Western Indian Ocean.	2.62 CL
Parasesarma pictum		Northwest Pacific
Parasesarma plicatum		Indo-West Pacific.
Parasesarma purpureum		Western Central Pacific
Parasesarma rutilimanum		Western Central Pacific
Parasesarma semperi		Indo-West Pacific
Parasesarma tarantula		Western Central Pacific
Pseudosesarma bocourti		Western Central Pacific
Pseudosesarma edwardsii		Western Central Pacific
Pseudosesarma laevimanum		Western Central Pacific
Sarmatium crassum		Eastern Central Pacific
Sarmatium germaini	Mound crab	Indo-West Pacific.
Sarmatium hegerli		Eastern Indian Ocean
Sarmatium striaticarpus		Western Central Pacific
Sesarma angolense	Angola marsh crab	Eastern Atlantic	3.3 CL
Sesarma boulengeri		Endemic to Persian Gulf.	2.452 CL
Sesarma curacaoense	Mangrove marsh crab	Western Atlantic
Sesarma lenzii		Indian Ocean
Sesarma leptosama		Western Indian Ocean
Sesarma punctata		Western Central Pacific
Sesarma rectum		Southwestern Atlantic.	3.618 CW
Sesarma reticulatum	Purple marsh crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Sesarma sigillata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Sesarmoides borneensis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Sesarmoides kraussi		Western Central Pacific
Tiomanium indicum		Western Central Pacific

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