eng International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Arthropods 2224-4255 2016-3-1 5 1 23 27 3 article Tariq H. Yasein Al Maliky 1 2 Murtada D. Naser 1 2 Amaal Gh. Yasser 1 2 Abdul-Hussein H. Ghazi 1 2 Department of Marine Biology, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq Specimens of grapsoid crab Metaplax indica were collected from the intertidal zone of the lower reaches of Shatt Al-Arab at Fao region, NW of the Arabian Gulf , Basrah, Iraq 2012. A note on the morphological features of this species and a photograph is provided to confirm the identification of the crab. http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2016-5(1)/new-record-of-the-Grapsoid-crab-Metaplax-indica.pdf Grapsoid crab Metaplax indica Brachyura NW of the Arabian Gulf Iraq