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Broad-fronted crab

Xanthias latifrons (De Man, 1887)

Status not recordedcrabs and lobsters

The broad-fronted crab (Xanthias latifrons) is a species in the family Xanthidae, order Decapoda.

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Quick facts about the broad-fronted crab

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the broad-fronted crab live?

Not recorded

Is the broad-fronted crab endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the broad-fronted crab classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classMalacostraca
  4. orderDecapoda
  5. familyXanthidae
  6. genusXanthias
  7. SpeciesXanthias latifrons (De Man, 1887)

Synonyms Chlorododius tuberosicarpus, Panopeus latifrons, Xanthodes minutus

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • コブヒメオウギガニJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the broad-fronted crab

Other species in the same genus Xanthias.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the broad-fronted crab?

The broad-fronted crab (Xanthias latifrons) belongs to the family Xanthidae in the order Decapoda.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Broad-fronted crab (Xanthias latifrons). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-fronted-crab

MLA

“Broad-fronted crab (Xanthias latifrons).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-fronted-crab.

BibTeX
@misc{broad_fronted_crab_2026,
  title = {Broad-fronted crab (Xanthias latifrons)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/broad-fronted-crab},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}