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Family: Inachidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Achaeus akanensis []	No picture found Achaeus brevirostris []	No picture found Achaeus cranchii [Cranch spider crab]
No picture found Achaeus curvirostris []	No picture found Achaeus kermadecensis []	No picture found Achaeus lacertosus []
No picture found Achaeus tuberculatus [Tubercled hairy spider crab]	No picture found Aepinus septemspinosus []	No picture found Anomalothir frontalis []
Camposcia retusa [Decorator crab]	No picture found Coryrhynchus riisei [Longfinger neck crab]	No picture found Coryrhynchus sidneyi [Shortfinger neck crab]
No picture found Dorhynchus thomsoni [Thomson spider crab]	No picture found Encephaloides armstrongi []	No picture found Ericerodes gracilipes [Unicorn neck crab]
No picture found Eurypodius latreillii [Camouflaged spider crab]	Inachus dorsettensis [Scorpion spider crab]	No picture found Inachus leptochirus []
No picture found Inachus parvirostris []	Inachus phalangium [Leach's spider crab]	No picture found Macropodia deflexa [Forest sickle crab longlegs]
No picture found Macropodia linaresi [Linares sickle crab longlegs]	No picture found Macropodia longipes []	Macropodia longirostris []
Macropodia rostrata [Long legged spider crab]	Macropodia tenuirostris []	No picture found Metoporhaphis calcarata [False arrow crab]
No picture found Oncinopus araneus []	Oncinopus neptunus []	No picture found Paratymolus apeli []
No picture found Paratymolus cygnus []	No picture found Platymaia bartschi []	No picture found Platymaia fimbriata []
No picture found Platymaia wyvillethomsoni []	No picture found Pleistacantha ori []	No picture found Pleistacantha oryx []
No picture found Pleistacantha rubida []	No picture found Podochela curvirostris []	No picture found Podochela lamelligera []
No picture found Podochela macrodera []	No picture found Stenorhynchus debilis []	Stenorhynchus lanceolatus []
Stenorhynchus seticornis [Yellowline arrow crab]	No picture found Stenorhynchus yangi [Red arrow crab]

44 Species of Family Inachidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Achaeus akanensis		Western Pacific
Achaeus brevirostris		Eastern Indian Ocean
Achaeus cranchii	Cranch spider crab	Eastern Atlantic
Achaeus curvirostris		Indo-West Pacific
Achaeus kermadecensis		Southwest Pacific
Achaeus lacertosus		Indo-West Pacific.	0.9 CL
Achaeus tuberculatus	Tubercled hairy spider crab	Northwest Pacific.	0.74 CL
Aepinus septemspinosus		Southwest Atlantic
Anomalothir frontalis		Western Central Atlantic.
Camposcia retusa	Decorator crab	Indo-West Pacific. Red S	4.51 CL
Coryrhynchus riisei	Longfinger neck crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Coryrhynchus sidneyi	Shortfinger neck crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Dorhynchus thomsoni	Thomson spider crab	Northeast Atlantic
Encephaloides armstrongi		Western Indian Ocean
Ericerodes gracilipes	Unicorn neck crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.
Eurypodius latreillii	Camouflaged spider crab	Southern Oceans.	3.9 CL
Inachus dorsettensis	Scorpion spider crab	Northeast Atlantic
Inachus leptochirus		North Sea.
Inachus parvirostris		Mediterranean Sea.
Inachus phalangium	Leach's spider crab	Northeast Atlantic
Macropodia deflexa	Forest sickle crab longlegs	Eastern Atlantic
Macropodia linaresi	Linares sickle crab longlegs	Eastern Atlantic and the
Macropodia longipes		Eastern Atlantic and the
Macropodia longirostris		Northeast Atlantic and th
Macropodia rostrata	Long legged spider crab	Eastern Atlantic and the
Macropodia tenuirostris		Northeast Atlantic
Metoporhaphis calcarata	False arrow crab	Western Atlantic
Oncinopus araneus		Indo-Pacific.
Oncinopus neptunus		Western Central Pacific
Paratymolus apeli		Western Indian Ocean
Paratymolus cygnus		Western Central Pacific
Platymaia bartschi		Western Pacific
Platymaia fimbriata		Western Central Pacific.
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni		Western Pacific
Pleistacantha ori		Western Indian Ocean
Pleistacantha oryx		Northwest Pacific
Pleistacantha rubida		Western Indian Ocean
Podochela curvirostris		Western Central Atlantic.
Podochela lamelligera		Western Central Atlantic
Podochela macrodera		Western Central Atlantic.
Stenorhynchus debilis		Southeast Pacific
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus		Eastern Central Atlantic
Stenorhynchus seticornis	Yellowline arrow crab	Western Atlantic. From N	0.83 CW
Stenorhynchus yangi	Red arrow crab	Western Atlantic Ocean.

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