title: Gastroptychus
text: # Gastroptychus
  
  Gastroptychus is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Chirostylidae, containing the following species:
  
  * Gastroptychus affinis (Chace, 1942)
  * Gastroptychus brachyterus Baba, 2005
  * Gastroptychus brevipropodus Baba, 1991
  * Gastroptychus cavimurus Baba, 1977
  * Gastroptychus defensus (Benedict, 1902)
  * Gastroptychus formosus (Filhol, 1884)
  * Gastroptychus hawaiiensis Baba, 1977
  * Gastroptychus hendersoni (Alcock & Anderson, 1899)
  * Gastroptychus iaspis Baba & Haig, 1990
  * Gastroptychus investigatoris (Alcock & Anderson, 1899)
  * Gastroptychus laevis (Henderson, 1885)
  * Gastroptychus meridionalis de Melo-Filho & de Melo, 2004
  * Gastroptychus milneedwardsi (Henderson, 1885).
  * Gastroptychus novaezelandiae Baba, 1974
  * Gastroptychus paucispina Baba, 1991
  * Gastroptychus perarmatus (Haig, 1968)
  * Gastroptychus rogeri Baba, 2000
  * Gastroptychus salvadori Rice & Miller, 1991
  * Gastroptychus spinifer (A. Milne Edwards, 1880)
  * Gastroptychus sternoornatus (Van Dam, 1933)
  * Gastroptychus valdiviae (Balss, 1913)
  