Dorippidae is a small family of crabs, commonly found in the shallow sand and mud substrate in coastal waters. Though common, they don't contribute any economic value and are often discarded as bycatch.
Dorippidae contains the following genera (extinct genera marked "†"):
† Archaeocypoda Secretan, 1975 † Bartethusa Quayle & Collins, 1981 Dorippe Weber, 1795 Dorippoides Serène & Romimohtarto, 1969 † Eodorippe Glaessner, 1980 Heikeopsis Ng, Guinot & Davie, 2008 † Hillius Bishop, 1983b Medorippe Manning & Holthuis, 1981 Neodorippe Serène & Romimohtarto, 1969 Nobilum Serène & Romimohtarto, 1969 Paradorippe Serène & Romimohtarto, 1969 Philippidorippe H. Chen, 1986 Phyllodorippe Manning & Holthuis, 1981 † Sodakus Bishop, 1978 † Telamonocarcinus Larghi, 2004 † Tepexicarcinus Feldmann, Vega, Applegate & Bishop, 1998 † Titanodorippe Blow & Manning, 1996
Legend In Chinese folklore, after Guan Yu was killed by Lü Meng during the Three Kingdoms period, he transformed into the , also called the Ghost Face Crab or Human Face Crab, distinguished by its red shell resembling a human face.
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