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, 1862 Acanthonyx dentatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834 Acanthonyx depressifrons Manning & Holthuis, 1981 Acanthonyx dissimulatus Coelho, 1993 Acanthonyx elongatus Miers, 1877 Acanthonyx euryseroche Griffin & Tranter, 1986 Acanthonyx formosa Wu, Yu & Ng, 1999 Acanthonyx inglei Tirmizi & Kazmi, 1988 Acanthonyx limbatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1862 Acanthonyx lunulatus (Risso, 1816) Acanthonyx minor Manning & Holthuis, 1981 ?Acanthonyx nodulosa (Dana, 1852) Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne-Edwards, 1834 Acanthonyx quadridentatus Krauss, 1843 Acanthonyx sanctaehelenae Chace, 1966 Acanthonyx scutellatus MacLeay, 1838 Acanthonyx scutiformis (Dana, 1851) Acanthonyx undulatus Barnard, 1947
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