Etisus dentatus is a species of crab that lives in the Indo-Pacific,[1] including the Red Sea, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles, India, the Andaman Islands, Japan, Taiwan, China, the Balabac Strait, the Torres Strait, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti and the Hawaiian Islands.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Xanthidae |
| Genus: | Etisus |
| Species: | E. dentatus
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| Etisus dentatus (Herbst, 1785)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Cancer dentatus Herbst, 1785 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Species Etisus dentatus (Herbst, 1785)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. January 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ Katsushi Sakai. "Etisus dentatus". Crabs of Japan. Universiteit van Amsterdam. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Etisus dentatus (Herbst, 1785)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
External links
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Media related to Etisus dentatus at Wikimedia Commons- Photos of Etisus dentatus on Sealife Collection
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