Etisus dentatus is  a species of crab of the Xanthidae family, order of Decapoda from the kingdom Animalia that is commonly found in the Red Sea, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles, India, the Andaman Islands, Japan, Taiwan, China, the Balabac Strait, the Torres Strait, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti and the Hawaiian Islands.
Etisus dentatus is a species of crab that lives in the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, South Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles, India, the Andaman Islands, Japan, Taiwan, China, the Balabac Strait, the Torres Strait, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti and the Hawaiian Islands. Family: Xanthidae Order: Decapoda Kingdom: Animalia 
