List of crabs of New Zealand

In the waters in and around New Zealand, 77 living species of crabs (and 10 species of crab-like Anomura) have been recorded, along with a further 24 species of fossil crabs (marked with an obelisk). Of the extant crabs, 37 are endemic to New Zealand (marked in boldface). The taxonomy below follows Ng et al. (2008) for the extant species, and De Grave et al. (2009) for the fossils.

Almost all the species are marine, with a single freshwater species, Amarinus lacustris (Hymenosomatidae). An updated checklist published in 2010 lists 167 species of Brachyura, plus a little over 50 species of crab-like Anomura. This list (of N.Z. Decapoda) has been republished with annotations in 2011.

Brachyura

Section Dromiacea

Dromiidae

• Petalomera wilsoni <small>(Fulton & Grant, 1902)</small>

Homolidae

• Dagnaudus petterdi <small>(Grant, 1905)</small>
• Homola orientalis <small>Henderson, 1888</small>
• Yaldwynopsis spinimanus <small>(Griffin, 1965)</small>&nbsp;

Latreilliidae

• Eplumula australiensis <small>(Henderson, 1888)</small>

Section Raninoida

Raninidae

• Hemioon novozelandicum <small>Glaessner, 1980</small> â€Â
• Laeviranina perarmata <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â
• Lyreidus elegans <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â
• Lyreidus tridentatus <small>De Haan 1841</small>
• Lyreidus waitakiensis <small>Glaessner, 1980</small> â€Â
• Ranilia pororariensis <small>Glaessner, 1980</small> â€Â

Section Cyclodorippoida

Cymonomidae

• Cymonomus aequilonius <small>Dell, 1971</small>
• Cymonomus bathamae <small>Dell, 1971</small>

Torynommidae

• Torynomma flemingi <small>Glaessner, 1980</small> â€Â

Section Heterotremata

Leucosiidae

• Ebalia laevis <small>(Bell, 1855)</small>
• Merocryptus lambriformis <small>A. Milne-Edwards, 1873</small>
• Tanaoa pustulosus <small>(Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)</small>

Majidae

• Eurynolambrus australis <small>H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841</small>
• Eurynome bituberculata <small>Griffin, 1964</small>
• Jacquinotia edwardsi <small>(Jacquinot, 1853)</small>
• Leptomithrax atavus <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â
• Leptomithrax australis <small>(Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853)</small>
• Leptomithrax garricki <small>Griffin, 1966</small>
• Leptomithrax irirangi <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â
• Leptomithrax longimanus <small>Miers, 1876</small>
• Leptomithrax longipes <small>(Thomson, 1902)</small>
• Leptomithrax tuberculatus <small>Whitelegge, 1900</small>
• Leptomithrax uruti <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â
• Notomithrax minor <small>(Filhol, 1885)</small>
• Notomithrax peronii <small>(H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)</small>
• Notomithrax ursus <small>(Herbst, 1788)</small>
• Prismatopus filholi <small>(A. Milne-Edwards, 1876)</small>
• Teratomaia richardsoni <small>(Dell, 1960)</small>

Inachidae

• Achaeus curvirostris <small>(A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)</small>
• Cyrtomaia lamellata <small>Rathbun, 1906</small>
• Dorhynchus ramusculus <small>(Baker, 1906)</small>
• Platymaia maoria <small>Dell, 1963</small>
• Platymaia n.sp.
• Trichoplatus huttoni <small>A. Milne-Edwards, 1876</small>

Inachoididae

• Pyromaia tuberculata <small>(Lockington, 1877)</small>

Epialtidae

• Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi <small>Jenkins, 1974</small> â€Â
• Rochinia riversandersoni <small>(Alcock, 1895)</small>
• Leptomaia tuberculata <small>Griffin & Tranter, 1986</small>

Atelecyclidae

• Pteropeltarion novaezelandiae <small>Dell, 1972</small>
• Trichopeltarion fantasticum <small>Richardson & Dell, 1964</small>
• Trichopeltarion greggi <small>Dell, 1969</small> â€Â

Cancridae

• Metacarcinus novaezelandiae <small>(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)</small>

Tumidocarcinidae

• Tumidocarcinus dentatus <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â
• Tumidocarcinus giganteus <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â
• Tumidocarcinus tumidus <small>(Woodward, 1876)</small> â€Â

Dorippidae

• ?Eodorippe spedeni <small>Glaessner, 1980</small> â€Â

Macropipidae

• Pororaria eocenica <small>Glaessner, 1980</small> â€Â

Portunidae

• Ovalipes catharus <small>(White in White & Doubleday, 1843)</small>
• Ovalipes molleri <small>(Ward, 1933)</small>
• Ovalipes sp A. <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â
• Portunus pelagicus <small>(Linnaeus, 1766)</small>
• Liocarcinus corrugatus <small>(Pennant, 1777)</small>
• Nectocarcinus antarcticus <small>(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)</small>
• Nectocarcinus bennetti <small>Takeda & Miyake, 1969</small>
• Rhachiosoma granulifera <small>(Glaessrier, 1960)</small> â€Â
• Scylla serrata <small>(Forskal, 1775)</small>

Menippidae

• Menippe sp. <small> Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â
• Pseudocarcinus sp. <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â

Oziidae

• Ozius truncatus <small>H. Milne-Edwards, 1834</small>

Pilumnidae

• Pilumnopeus serratifrons <small>(Kinahan, 1856)</small>
• Pilumnus lumpinus <small>Bennett, 1964</small>
• Pilumnus novaezelandiae <small>Filhol, 1886</small>

Belliidae

• Heterozius rotundifrons <small>A. Milne-Edwards 1867</small>

Goneplacidae

• Carcinoplax victoriensis <small>Rathbun, 1923</small>
• Goneplax arenicola <small>(Glaessner, 1960)</small> â€Â
• Neommatocarcinus huttoni <small>(Filhol, 1886)</small>

Galenidae

• Galene proavita <small>Glaessner, 1960</small> â€Â

Section Thoracotremata

Grapsidae

• Austrohelice crassa <small>(Dana, 1851)</small>
• Leptograpsus variegatus <small>(Fabricius, 1793)</small>
• Miograpsus papaka <small>Fleming, 1981</small> â€Â
• Planes cyaneus <small>Dana, 1852</small>
• Planes marinus <small>Rathbun, 1914</small>

Plagusiidae

• Plagusia chabrus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
• Plagusia squamosa <small>(Herbst, 1790)</small>

Varunidae

• Hemigrapsus crenulatus <small>(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)</small>
• Hemigrapsus sexdentatus <small>(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)</small>
• Cyclograpsus insularum <small>Campbell & Griffin, 1966</small>
• Cyclograpsus lavauxi <small>H. Milne-Edwards, 1853</small>

Pinnotheridae

• Pinnotheres atrinicola <small>Page, 1983</small>
• Pinnotheres novaezelandiae <small>Filhol, 1886</small>

Ocypodidae

• Macrophthalmus hirtipes <small>(Jacquinot in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)</small>
• ?Macrophthalmus major <small>(Glaessner, 1960)</small> â€Â

Hymenosomatidae

• Amarinus lacustris <small>(Chilton, 1882)</small>
• Elamena longirostris <small>Filhol, 1885</small>
• Elamena momona <small>Melrose, 1975</small>
• Elamena producta <small>Kirk, 1878</small>
• Halicarcinus cookii <small>(Filhol, 1885)</small>
• Halicarcinus innominatus <small>Richardson, 1949</small>
• Halicarcinus ovatus <small>Stimpson, 1858</small>
• Halicarcinus planatus <small>(Fabricius, 1775)</small>
• Halicarcinus tongi <small>Melrose, 1975</small>
• Halicarcinus varius <small>(Dana, 1851)</small>
• Halicarcinus whitei <small>(Miers, 1876)</small>
• Halimena aotearoa <small>Melrose, 1975</small>
• Hymenosoma depressum <small>Jacquinot, 1853</small>
• Neohymenicus pubescens <small>(Dana, 1851)</small>

Anomura

Lithodidae

• Lithodes aotearoa <small>Ahyong, 2010</small>
• Lithodes jessica <small>Ahyong, 2010</small>
• Lithodes macquaria <small>Ahyong, 2010</small>
• Lithodes robertsoni <small>Ahyong, 2010</small>
• Neolithodes brodiei <small>Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1970</small>
• Neolithodes bronwynae <small>Ahyong, 2010</small>
• Paralomis dawsoni <small>Macpherson, 2001</small>
• Paralomis debodeorum <small>Feldman, 1998</small> â€Â
• Paralomis echidna <small>Ahyong, 2010</small>
• Paralomis hirtella <small>Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1997</small>
• Paralomis poorei <small>Ahyong, 2010</small>
• Paralomis staplesi <small>Ahyong, 2010</small>
• Paralomis webberi <small>Ahyong, 2010</small>
• Paralomis zealandica <small>Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1971</small>

Paguridae

• Porcellanopagurus edwardsi <small>Filhol, 1885</small>

Porcellanidae

• Petrolisthes elongatus <small>(H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)</small>
• Petrolisthes novaezelandiae <small>Flihol, 1886</small>
• Petrocheles spinosus <small>Miers, 1876</small>

See also

• Fauna of New Zealand

References