International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Arthropods 2224-4255 6 2 2017 6 1 New records of xanthid crabs Atergatis roseus (Ruppell, 1830) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) from Iraqi coast, south of Basrah city, Iraq 54-58 EN Khaled Khassaf Al-Khafaji Aqeel Abdulsahib Al-Waeli Tariq H. Al-Maliky http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2017-6(2)/new-records-of-xanthid-crabs-Atergatis-roseus.pdf> Specimens of the The Brachyuran crab Atergatis roseus (Ruppell, 1830), were collected for first times from Iraqi coast, south Al-Faw, Basrah city, Iraq, in coast of northwest of Arabian Gulf. Morphological features and distribution pattern of this species are highlighted and a figure is provided. The material was mostly collected from the shallow subtidal and intertidal areas using trawl net and hand.