Khaled Khassaf Al-Khafaji Aqeel Abdulsahib Al-Waeli Tariq H. Al-Maliky Marine Biology Dep. Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Iraq Arthropods ISSN 2224-4255 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/online-version.asp 2017 6 2 54 58 International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Hong Kong 5 March 2017 5 April 2017 1 June 2017 xanthid crab Atergatis roseus Brachyura Iraqi coast 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. DOI 10.0000/issn-2224-4255-arthropods-2017-v6-0007 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2017-6(2)/new-records-of-xanthid-crabs-Atergatis-roseus.pdf