Romaleon is a genus of marine crabs formerly considered in the genus Cancer. Also available as PDF.
Species The genus, as currently circumscribed, contains seven species: Image Scientific name Distribution Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856 Pacific, brown or California rock crabNorth America. Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926 Furrowed rock crabGranite Cove, Port Althorp, Alaska, to Santa Catalina Islands, California Romaleon gibbosulum De Haan, 1833Japan to North China and Korea Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900 Hairy Rock Crab Pacific coast Romaleon luzonense Sakai 1983Philippines, Sunda Strait Romaleon nadaense Sakai, 1969South China Sea Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836Chile and Peru References