Talk:List of crabs of New Zealand

List from Webber et al. (2010) [Brachyura only]
Here's a formatted version. It will still need to be checked against the current list and so on, but there shouldn't be many problems. There's no need to include Anomura necessarily. It was just that the previous source explicitly included them. If the new source doesn't claim that "crabs" = Brachyura + Anomura, then now is a good time to cull them from the list. --Stemonitis (talk) 07:54, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

I assume that "E" is endemic; I haven't marked those species, yet. I also don't know what "T", "F" and "A" mean, and it may (or may not) be worth marking those, too. --Stemonitis (talk) 07:58, 30 June 2012 (UTC)


 * The whole article here is a bit redundant, as it will be done on WS as part of of an overall N.Z. biota project (and I will leave the article here now in your capable hands) ... Carcinologist2 (talk) 08:02, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, I haven't got time at the moment, but maybe when I'm back, I'll find some time for it. Could you find out what the T, F, and A mean? --Stemonitis (talk) 08:07, 30 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Bearing in mind that these codes apply to the entire N.Z. Crustacea, T=terrestrial, F=freshwater and A=adventive ... Carcinologist2 (talk) 06:46, 2 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Aethridae
 * Actaeomorpha erosa Miers, 1877
 * Atelecyclidae
 * Pteropeltarion novaezelandiae Dell, 1972
 * Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson & Dell, 1964
 * Trichopeltarion janetae Ahyong, 2008
 * Belliidae
 * Heterozius rotundifrons A. Milne-Edwards, 1867
 * Bythograeidae
 * Gandalfus puia McLay, 2007
 * Calappidae
 * Mursia australiensis Campbell, 1971
 * Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
 * Cancridae
 * Glebocarcinus amphioetus (Rathbun, 1898)
 * Metacarcinus novaezelandiae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
 * Romaleon gibbulosus (Rathbun, 1898)
 * Cryptochiridae
 * Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861
 * Cymonomidae
 * Cymonomus aequilonius Dell, 1971
 * Cymonomus bathamae Dell, 1971
 * Cymonomas clarki Ahyong, 2008
 * Dromiidae
 * Cryptodromiopsis unidentata (Rüppell, 1830)
 * Metadromia wilsoni (Fulton & Grant, 1902)
 * Tumidodromia dormia (Linnaeus, 1763)
 * Dynomenidae
 * Dynomene pilumnoides Alcock, 1900
 * Metadynomene tanensis (Yokoya, 1933)
 * Epialtidae
 * Huenia heraldica (de Haan, 1839)
 * Leptomaia tuberculata Griffin & Tranter, 1986
 * Oxypleurodon wanganella Webber & Richer de Forges, 1995
 * Rochinia ahyongi McLay, 2009
 * Rochinia riversandersoni (Alcock, 1895)
 * Eriphiidae
 * Bountiana norfolcensis (Grant & McCulloch, 1907)
 * Ethusidae
 * Ethusina castro Ahyong, 2008
 * Ethusina rowdeni Ahyong, 2008
 * Geryonidae
 * Chaceon bicolor Manning & Holthuis, 1989
 * Chaceon yaldwyni Manning, Dawson & Webber, 1990
 * Goneplacidae
 * Goneplax marivenae Komatsu & Takeda, 2004
 * Neommatocarcinus huttoni (Filhol, 1886)
 * Pycnoplax meridionalis (Rathbun, 1923)
 * Pycnoplax victoriensis (Rathbun, 1923)
 * Thyroplax truncata Castro, 2007
 * Grapsidae
 * Geograpsus grayi (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853)
 * Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius, 1793)
 * Pachygrapsus minutus A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
 * Planes major (MacLeay, 1838)
 * Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914
 * Homolidae
 * Dagnaudus petterdi (Grant, 1905)
 * Homola orientalis Henderson, 1888
 * Homola ranunculus Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995
 * Homolochunia kullar Griffin & Brown, 1976
 * Yaldwynopsis spinimanus (Griffin, 1965)
 * Homolodromiidae
 * Dicranodromia delli Ahyong, 2008
 * Dicranodromia spinulata Guinot, 1995
 * Homolodromia kai Guinot, 1993
 * Hymenosomatidae
 * Amarinus lacustris (Chilton, 1882)
 * Elamena longirostris Filhol, 1885
 * Elamena momona Melrose, 1975
 * Elamena producta Kirk, 1879
 * Halicarcinus cookii (Filhol, 1885)
 * Halicarcinus innominatus Richardson, 1949
 * Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, 1858
 * Halicarcinus planatus (Fabricius, 1775)
 * Halicarcinus tongi Melrose, 1975
 * Halicarcinus varius (Dana, 1851)
 * Halicarcinus whitei (Miers, 1876)
 * Halimena aotearoa Melrose, 1975
 * Hymenosoma depressum Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846
 * Neohymenicus pubescens (Dana, 1851)
 * Inachidae
 * Achaeus akanensis Sakai, 1938
 * Achaeus curvirostris (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
 * Achaeus kermadecensis Webber & Takeda, 2005
 * Cyrtomaia cornuta Richer de Forges & Guinot, 1988
 * Cyrtomaia lamellata Rathbun, 1906
 * Dorhynchus ramusculus (Baker, 1906)
 * Platymaia maoria Dell, 1963
 * Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886
 * Trichoplatus huttoni A. Milne-Edwards, 1876
 * Vitjazmaia latidactyla Zarenkov, 1994
 * Inachoididae
 * Pyromaia tuberculata (Lockington, 1877)
 * Latreilliidae
 * Eplumula australiensis (Henderson, 1888)
 * Latreillia metanesa Williams, 1982
 * Leucosiidae
 * Bellidilia cheesmani (Filhol, 1886)
 * Ebalia humilis Takeda, 1977
 * Ebalia jordani Rathbun, 1906
 * Ebalia tuberculosa (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873)
 * Ebalia webberi Komatsu & Takeda, 2007
 * Merocryptus lambriformis A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
 * Tanaoa distinctus (Rathbun, 1893)
 * Tanaoa pustulosus (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
 * Macrophthalmidae
 * Macrophthalmus hirtipes (Jacquinot in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)
 * Majidae
 * Eurynolambrus australis H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841
 * Eurynome bituberculata Griffin, 1964
 * Jacquinotia edwardsii (Jacquinot, 1853)
 * Leptomithrax australis (Jacquinot, 1853)
 * Leptomithrax garricki Griffin, 1966
 * Leptomithrax longimanus Miers, 1876
 * Leptomithrax longipes (Thomson, 1902)
 * Leptomithrax tuberculatus mortenseni Bennett, 1964
 * Naxia spinosa (Hess, 1865)
 * Notomithrax minor (Filhol, 1885)
 * Notomithrax peronii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
 * Notomithrax spinosus (Miers, 1879)
 * Notomithrax ursus (Herbst, 1788)
 * Prismatopus filholi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1876)
 * Prismatopus goldsboroughi (Rathbun, 1906)
 * Schizophroida hilensis (Rathbun, 1906)
 * Teratomaia richardsoni (Dell, 1960)
 * Mathildellidae
 * Intesius richeri Crosnier & Ng, 2004
 * Mathildella mclayi Ahyong, 2008
 * Neopilumnoplax nieli Ahyong, 2008
 * Ocypodidae
 * Ocypode pallidula Jacquinot in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846
 * Oziidae
 * Ozius truncatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
 * Palicidae
 * Pseudopalicus declivis Castro, 2000
 * Pseudopalicus oahuensis (Rathbun, 1906)
 * Pseudopalicus undulatus Castro, 2000
 * Parthenopidae
 * Actaeomorpha erosa Miers, 1877
 * Garthambrus allisoni (Garth, 1992)
 * Garthambrus tani Ahyong, 2008
 * Platylambrus constrictus (Takeda & Webber, 2007)
 * Pilumnidae
 * Actumnus griffini Takeda & Webber, 2006
 * Pilumnopeus serratifrons (Kinahan, 1856)
 * Pilumnus fimbriatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834
 * Pilumnus lumpinus Bennett, 1964
 * Pilumnus novaezelandiae Filhol, 1886
 * Pinnotheridae
 * Nepinnotheres atrinicola (Page, 1983)
 * Nepinnotheres novaezelandiae (Filhol, 1885)
 * Plagusiidae
 * Miersiograpsus australiensis Türkay, 1978
 * Percnon planissimum (Herbst, 1804)
 * Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Plagusia dentipes de Haan, 1835
 * Plagusia squamosa (Herbst, 1790)
 * Portunidae
 * Caphyra acheronae Takeda & Webber, 2006
 * Charybdis japonica (A. Milne-Edwards, 1861)
 * Liocarcinus corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)
 * Nectocarcinus antarcticus (Jacquinot, 1853)
 * Nectocarcinus bennetti Takeda & Miyake, 1969
 * Ovalipes catharus (White, 1843)
 * Ovalipes elongatus Stephenson & Rees, 1968
 * Ovalipes molleri (Ward, 1933)
 * Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1766)
 * Scylla serrata (Forskål, 1775)
 * Thalamita danae Stimpson, 1858
 * Thalamita macrops Montgomery, 1931
 * Raninidae
 * Lyreidus tridentatus de Haan, 1841
 * Notosceles pepeke Yaldwyn & Dawson, 2000
 * Trapeziidae
 * Calocarcinus africanus Calman, 1909
 * Trapezia cymodoce (Herbst, 1801)
 * Trapezia guttata Rüppell, 1830
 * Trapezia septata Dana, 1852
 * Varunidae
 * Austrohelice crassa (Dana, 1851)
 * Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & Griffin, 1966
 * Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
 * Hemigrapsus crenulatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
 * Hemigrapsus sexdentatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
 * Xanthidae
 * Antrocarcinus petrosus Ng & Chia, 1994
 * Banareia armata A. Milne-Edwards, 1869
 * Banareia banareias (Rathbun, 1911)
 * Euryxanthops chiltoni Ng & McLay, 2007
 * Gaillardiellus bathus Davie, 1997
 * Gaillardiellus rueppelli (Krauss, 1843)
 * Leptodius nudipes (Dana, 1852)
 * Liomera yaldwyni Takeda & Webber, 2006
 * Lybia leptochelis (Zehntner, 1894)
 * Medaeops serenei Ng & McLay, 2007
 * Miersiela haswelli (Miers, 1886)
 * Nanocassiope sp. Takeda & Webber, 2006
 * Pilodius nigrochrinitus Dana, 1852
 * Platypodia delli Takeda & Webber, 2006
 * Pseudoliomera helleri (A. Milne-Edwards, 1865)
 * Serenius actaeoides (A. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
 * Xanthias dawsoni Takeda & Webber, 2006
 * Xanthias lamarckii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)
 * Xenograpsidae
 * Xenograpsus ngatama McLay, 2007

Theportunus pelag icus crabs also kown as the flower crab and the blue crab or sand crab the males are bright blue in color with white spots. While the females have a duller green and brown with a more rounded carapace the crapacecan be up to 20 centimeter 7.9 in wide

REO MAORI....!

Te potunus pelagicus I haere mai te ingoa o te howen me te putiputi papaka me te kahurangi papaka — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.90.61.65 (talk) 01:22, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

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