FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes Western

Eriphiidae 1109
Myomenippe fornasinii (Bianconi, 1851)
En - Smooth stone crab.
Maximum carapace width 9 cm. A littoral species, with preference for rocky shores with muddy-sand
bottoms, commonly found under rocks and timber, and in crevices in mangroves. Probably occasionally
collected for food by local populations for its large size. Occurs in parts of the Indian Ocean
and northern Australia.
Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
En - Spottedbelly rock crab.
Maximum carapace width 9 cm. Along rocky shores in intertidal to shallow subtidal waters,
sometimes in estuaries, usually hiding in crevices. Occasionally collected by hand for human
consumption. Indo-West Pacific, from the Indian Ocean to Southeast Asia, Japan, and New
Caledonia.
(from A. Milne Edwards, 1873)
Ozius tuberculosus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
En - Beaded rock crab.
Maximum carapace width 9 cm. Usually along rocky shores in intertidal to shallow subtidal waters.
Occasionally collected by hand or traps for human consumption. Indo-West Pacific, known from
Mauritius and southern India to Southeast Asia, China, Japan, and New Caledonia.
(from A. Milne Edwards, 1873)