Order
Decapoda
348 species in this order. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.
Families in Decapoda
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Species · page 1 of 6
dressed deep-sea shrimp
Acanthephyra eximia
Acanthephyridae
spiny pelagic deep-sea shrimp
Acanthephyra pelagica
Acanthephyridae
surf crab
Acanthonyx lunulatus
Epialtidae
Cranch's Spider Crab
Achaeus cranchii
InachidaeAchelous asper
Achelous asper
Portunidae
Lancer swimming crab, lancer swimcrab
Achelous hastatus
Portunidae
Aegaeon cataphractus
Aegaeon cataphractus
CrangonidaeHardshell shrimp
Aegaeon lacazei
CrangonidaeAfropinnotheres monodi
Afropinnotheres monodi
Pinnotheridae
West African Fiddler Crab
Afruca tangeri
Ocypodidae
Crabe taupe (Le)
Albunea carabus
Albuneidae
Mediterranean snapping prawn
Alpheus dentipes
AlpheidaePistol Shrimp
Alpheus glaber
Alpheidae
Alpheus holthuisi
Alpheus holthuisi
Alpheidae
brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lobidens
Alpheidae
European big-claw snapping prawn
Alpheus macrocheles
Alpheidae
Camarón Surcado
Alpheus sulcatus
Alpheidae
Anamathia rissoana
Anamathia rissoana
EpialtidaeAnapagurus breviaculeatus
Anapagurus breviaculeatus
Paguridae
Anapagurus chiroacanthus
Anapagurus chiroacanthus
Paguridae
Bernard l'ermite
Anapagurus hyndmanni
Paguridae
yellow hermit crab
Anapagurus laevis
PaguridaeAnapagurus pusillus
Anapagurus pusillus
Paguridae
Aratus pacificus
Aratus pacificus
Sesarmidae
Pacific Speckled Crab
Arenaeus mexicanus
Portunidae
giant gamba prawn
Aristaeomorpha foliacea
Aristeidae
scarlet gamba prawn
Aristaeopsis edwardsiana
Aristeidae
blue and red shrimp
Aristeus antennatus
Aristeidae
Noble Crayfish
Astacus astacus
Astacidae
Circular Crab
Atelecyclus rotundatus
Atelecyclidae
Horse Crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus
Atelecyclidae
hooded shrimp
Athanas nitescens
Alpheidae
European freshwater shrimp
Atyaephyra desmarestii
Atyidae
Italian White-clawed Crayfish
Austropotamobius fulcisianus
Astacidae
White-clawed Crayfish
Austropotamobius pallipes
Astacidae
Stone Crayfish
Austropotamobius torrentium
Astacidae
Axius stirhynchus
Axius stirhynchus
AxiidaeCrevette des gorgones (La), Crevette de corail rouge (La)
Balssia gasti
Palaemonidae
Crevette dodue des gorgones
Balssia noeli
PalaemonidaePortune longues-pattes (Le)
Bathynectes longipes
Polybiidae
Bathynectes maravigna
Bathynectes maravigna
Polybiidae
Bellia picta
Bellia picta
Belliidae
twoclaw shrimp
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus
PalaemonidaeBrachynotus atlanticus
Brachynotus atlanticus
Varunidae
Mediterranean crab
Brachynotus sexdentatus
Varunidae
Mediterranean shame-faced crab
Calappa granulata
Calappidae
hermit crab
Calcinus tubularis
Diogenidaeburrowing mud shrimp
Callianassa subterranea
Callianassidae
arched swimming crab
Callinectes arcuatus
Portunidae
blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Portunidae
Giant swimcrab
Callinectes toxotes
Portunidae
Calocaris macandreae
Calocaris macandreae
Axiidae
toothed rock crab
Cancer bellianus
Cancridae
edible crab
Cancer pagurus
Cancridae
Cancer porteri
Cancer porteri
Cancridae
Mediterranean green crab
Carcinus aestuarii
Carcinidae
green crab
Carcinus maenas
Carcinidae
Mouthless land crab
Cardisoma crassum
Gecarcinidaebigclaw hippolyte
Caridion gordoni
Hippolytidae
Pagure timide
Cestopagurus timidus
Paguridae