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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 (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, 1971
Torynommidae
  • Torynomma flemingi Glaessner, 1980

Section Heterotremata

Portunus pelagicus male
Portunus pelagicus
Leucosiidae
  • Ebalia laevis (Bell, 1855)
  • Merocryptus lambriformis A. Milne-Edwards, 1873
  • Tanaoa pustulosus (Wood-Mason in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891)
Majidae
  • Eurynolambrus australis H. Milne-Edwards & Lucas, 1841
  • Eurynome bituberculata Griffin, 1964
  • Jacquinotia edwardsi (Jacquinot, 1853)
  • Leptomithrax atavus Glaessner, 1960
  • Leptomithrax australis (Jacquinot in Jacquinot & Lucas, 1853)
  • Leptomithrax garricki Griffin, 1966
  • Leptomithrax irirangi Glaessner, 1960
  • Leptomithrax longimanus Miers, 1876
  • Leptomithrax 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, 1876
Inachoididae
  • Pyromaia tuberculata (Lockington, 1877)
Epialtidae
  • Actinotocarcinus chidgeyi Jenkins, 1974
  • Rochinia riversandersoni (Alcock, 1895)
  • Leptomaia tuberculata Griffin & Tranter, 1986
Atelecyclidae
  • Pteropeltarion novaezelandiae Dell, 1972
  • Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson & Dell, 1964
  • Trichopeltarion greggi Dell, 1969
Cancridae
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, 1969
  • Rhachiosoma granulifera (Glaessrier, 1960)
  • Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775)
Menippidae
  • Menippe sp. Glaessner, 1960
  • Pseudocarcinus sp. Glaessner, 1960
Oziidae
Pilumnidae
  • Pilumnopeus serratifrons (Kinahan, 1856)
  • Pilumnus lumpinus Bennett, 1964
  • Pilumnus novaezelandiae Filhol, 1886
Belliidae
Goneplacidae
  • Carcinoplax victoriensis Rathbun, 1923
  • Goneplax arenicola (Glaessner, 1960)
  • Neommatocarcinus huttoni (Filhol, 1886)
Galenidae
  • Galene proavita Glaessner, 1960

Section Thoracotremata

Purple rock crab444
Leptograpsus variegatus
Grapsidae
  • Austrohelice 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
Pinnotheridae
Ocypodidae
Hymenosomatidae
  • Amarinus lacustris (Chilton, 1882)
  • Elamena longirostris Filhol, 1885
  • Elamena momona Melrose, 1975
  • Elamena producta Kirk, 1878
  • 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 Jacquinot, 1853
  • Neohymenicus pubescens (Dana, 1851)

Anomura

Petrolisthes elongatus (New Zealand half crab)
Petrolisthes elongatus, Whangaparaoa, near Auckland
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
Paguridae
Porcellanidae

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