Acanthonyx
Acanthonyx is a genus of crabs, in the family Epialtidae, which was first described in 1828 by. The type species is Acanthonyx lunulatus.
Species of this genus are found in the East and West Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, and the west and east Pacific Ocean.
Species
Species so far known include:Acanthonyx consobrinus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862Acanthonyx dentatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834Acanthonyx depressifrons Manning & Holthuis, 1981Acanthonyx dissimulatus Coelho, 1993Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877Acanthonyx euryseroche Griffin & Tranter, 1986Acanthonyx formosa Wu, Yu & Ng, 1999Acanthonyx inglei Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1988Acanthonyx limbatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862Acanthonyx lunulatus Acanthonyx minor Manning & Holthuis, 1981?Acanthonyx nodulosa Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne-Edwards, 1834Acanthonyx quadridentatus Krauss, 1843Acanthonyx sanctaehelenae Chace, 1966Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838Acanthonyx scutiformis Acanthonyx undulatus Barnard, 1947