Brachynotus is a genus of crabs, comprising the following species:Brachynotus atlanticus Forest, 1957 Brachynotus foresti Zariquiey Alvarez, 1968 Brachynotus gemmellari (Rizza, 1839) Brachynotus gemmellaroi (Rizza, 1839) Brachynotus sexdentatus (Risso, 1827) Brachynotus spinosus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1853)