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.Yaldwyn, J.C.; Webber, W.R. 2011: Annotated checklist of New Zealand Decapoda (Arthropoda: Crustacea). Tuhinga, 22: 171–272. abstract and pdf
Brachyura
Section Dromiacea Dromiidae Petalomera wilsoni (Fulton & Grant, 1902) Homolidae Dagnaudus petterdi (Grant, 1905) Homola orientalis Henderson, 1888 Yaldwynopsis spinimanus (Griffin, 1965) Latreilliidae Eplumula australiensis (Henderson, 1888)
Section Raninoida Raninidae Hemioon novozelandicum Glaessner, 1980 † Laeviranina perarmata Glaessner, 1960 † Lyreidus elegans Glaessner, 1960 † Lyreidus tridentatus De Haan 1841 Lyreidus waitakiensis Glaessner, 1980 † Ranilia pororariensis Glaessner, 1980 †
Section Cyclodorippoida Cymonomidae Cymonomus aequilonius Dell, 1971 ''Cymonomus bathamae Dell, 1971Torynommidae Torynomma flemingi Glaessner, 1980 †
Section Heterotremata
LeucosiidaeEbalia laevis (Bell, 1855)Merocryptus lambriformis A. Milne-Edwards, 1873 Tanaoa pustulosus (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891) MajidaeEurynolambrus australis H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841Eurynome bituberculata Griffin, 1964Jacquinotia edwardsi (Jacquinot, 1853)Leptomithrax atavus Glaessner, 1960 †Leptomithrax australis (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853)Leptomithrax garricki Griffin, 1966Leptomithrax irirangi Glaessner, 1960 †Leptomithrax longimanus Miers, 1876Leptomithrax longipes (Thomson, 1902) Leptomithrax tuberculatus Whitelegge, 1900 Leptomithrax uruti Glaessner, 1960 † Notomithrax minor (Filhol, 1885)Notomithrax peronii (H. Milne-Edwards, 1834)Notomithrax ursus (Herbst, 1788)Prismatopus filholi (A. Milne-Edwards, 1876)Teratomaia richardsoni (Dell, 1960)Inachidae Achaeus curvirostris (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873) Cyrtomaia lamellata Rathbun, 1906 Dorhynchus ramusculus (Baker, 1906) Platymaia maoria Dell, 1963 Platymaia n.sp.Trichoplatus huttoni A. Milne-Edwards, 1876Inachoididae Pyromaia tuberculata (Lockington, 1877) Epialtidae Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi Jenkins, 1974 † Rochinia riversandersoni (Alcock, 1895) Leptomaia tuberculata Griffin & Tranter, 1986 AtelecyclidaePteropeltarion novaezelandiae Dell, 1972Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson & Dell, 1964Trichopeltarion greggi Dell, 1969 † CancridaeMetacarcinus novaezelandiae (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)Tumidocarcinidae Tumidocarcinus dentatus Glaessner, 1960 † Tumidocarcinus giganteus Glaessner, 1960 † Tumidocarcinus tumidus (Woodward, 1876) † Dorippidae ?Eodorippe spedeni Glaessner, 1980 † Macropipidae Pororaria eocenica Glaessner, 1980 † Portunidae Ovalipes catharus (White in White & Doubleday, 1843) Ovalipes molleri (Ward, 1933) Ovalipes sp A. Glaessner, 1960 † Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1766) Liocarcinus corrugatus (Pennant, 1777)Nectocarcinus antarcticus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)Nectocarcinus bennetti Takeda & Miyake, 1969Rhachiosoma granulifera (Glaessrier, 1960) † Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775) Menippidae Menippe sp. Glaessner, 1960 † Pseudocarcinus sp. Glaessner, 1960 † Oziidae Ozius truncatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834 Pilumnidae Pilumnopeus serratifrons (Kinahan, 1856)Pilumnus lumpinus Bennett, 1964Pilumnus novaezealandiae Filhol, 1886BelliidaeHeterozius rotundifrons A. Milne-Edwards 1867Goneplacidae Carcinoplax victoriensis Rathbun, 1923 Goneplax arenicola (Glaessner, 1960) †Neommatocarcinus huttoni (Filhol, 1886)Galenidae Galene proavita Glaessner, 1960 †
Section Thoracotremata
GrapsidaeAustrohelice crassa (Dana, 1851)Leptograpsus variegatus (Fabricius, 1793) Miograpsus papaka Fleming, 1981 † Planes cyaneus Dana, 1852 Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914 Plagusiidae Plagusia chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758) Plagusia squamosa (Herbst, 1790) Varunidae Hemigrapsus crenulatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)Hemigrapsus sexdentatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & Griffin, 1966 Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne-Edwards, 1853 PinnotheridaePinnotheres atrinicola Page, 1983Pinnotheres novaezelandiae Filhol, 1886OcypodidaeMacrophthalmus hirtipes (Jacquinot in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846)?Macrophthalmus major (Glaessner, 1960) † Hymenosomatidae Amarinus lacustris (Chilton, 1882)Elamena longirostris Filhol, 1885Elamena momona Melrose, 1975Elamena producta Kirk, 1878Halicarcinus cookii (Filhol, 1885)Halicarcinus innominatus Richardson, 1949 Halicarcinus ovatus Stimpson, 1858 Halicarcinus planatus (Fabricius, 1775)Halicarcinus tongi Melrose, 1975Halicarcinus varius (Dana, 1851)Halicarcinus whitei (Miers, 1876)Halimena aotearoa Melrose, 1975Hymenosoma depressum Jacquinot, 1853Neohymenicus pubescens (Dana, 1851)Anomura
Lithodidae Lithodes aotearoa Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes jessica Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes macquaria Ahyong, 2010 Lithodes robertsoni Ahyong, 2010 Neolithodes brodiei Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1970 Neolithodes bronwynae Ahyong, 2010 Paralomis dawsoni Macpherson, 2001 Paralomis debodeorum Feldman, 1998 † Paralomis echidna Ahyong, 2010 Paralomis hirtella Saint Laurent & Macpherson, 1997 Paralomis poorei Ahyong, 2010 Paralomis staplesi Ahyong, 2010 Paralomis webberi Ahyong, 2010 Paralomis zealandica Dawson & Yaldwyn, 1971 PaguridaePorcellanopagurus edwardsi Filhol, 1885Porcellanidae Petrolisthes elongatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)Petrolisthes novaezelandiae Flihol, 1886Petrocheles spinosus'' Miers, 1876
See also
Fauna of New Zealand
References