Order

Decapoda

2,425 species in this order. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Species · page 11 of 41

Jonah crab

Jonah crab

Cancer borealis

Cancridae
Atlantic rock crab

Atlantic rock crab

Cancer irroratus

Cancridae
edible crab

edible crab

Cancer pagurus

Cancridae
Chilean crab

Chilean crab

Cancer plebejus

Cancridae
Cancer porteri

Cancer porteri

Cancer porteri

Cancridae
red rock crab

red rock crab

Cancer productus

Cancridae
Mediterranean green crab

Mediterranean green crab

Carcinus aestuarii

Carcinidae
green crab

green crab

Carcinus maenas

Carcinidae
brown land crab

brown land crab

Cardisoma carnifex

Gecarcinidae
Mouthless land crab

Mouthless land crab

Cardisoma crassum

Gecarcinidae
blue land crab

blue land crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Gecarcinidae

Cardus crucifer

Cardus crucifer

Polychelidae

Caridina brevidactyla

Caridina brevidactyla

Atyidae

Caridina marquesensis

Caridina marquesensis

Atyidae

Caridina meridionalis

Caridina meridionalis

Atyidae

caridine calédonienne

Caridina novaecaledoniae

Atyidae

Rapa shrimp

Caridina rapaensis

Atyidae
Caridina tupaia

Caridina tupaia

Caridina tupaia

Atyidae
Type shrimp

Type shrimp

Caridina typus

Atyidae

bigclaw hippolyte

Caridion gordoni

Hippolytidae

Caridion steveni

Caridion steveni

Hippolytidae
convex reef crab

convex reef crab

Carpilius convexus

Carpiliidae
batwing coral crab

batwing coral crab

Carpilius corallinus

Carpiliidae
spotted reef crab

spotted reef crab

Carpilius maculatus

Carpiliidae

violet-eyed swimming crab

Carupa tenuipes

Portunidae
spoonfinger rubble crab

spoonfinger rubble crab

Cataleptodius floridanus

Xanthidae

Cataleptodius taboganus

Cataleptodius taboganus

Xanthidae

Hoover's Hermit Crab

Catapaguroides hooveri

Paguridae

Celatopesia concava

Celatopesia concava

Parthenopidae

Horned Crinoid Crab

Ceratocarcinus longimanus

Pilumnidae
Pagure timide

Pagure timide

Cestopagurus timidus

Paguridae
deep-sea red crab

deep-sea red crab

Chaceon affinis

Geryonidae
red deepsea crab

red deepsea crab

Chaceon quinquedens

Geryonidae

Chaceus guajiraensis

Chaceus guajiraensis

Pseudothelphusidae

Chaetostoma orientale

Chaetostoma orientale

Macrophthalmidae
spiny hands

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Portunidae

Charybdis hoplites

Charybdis hoplites

Portunidae
Charybdis natator

Charybdis natator

Charybdis natator

Portunidae
Blue Moon Crayfish

Blue Moon Crayfish

Cherax boesemani

Parastacidae
Redclaw

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Parastacidae
Cherusius triunguiculatus

Cherusius triunguiculatus

Cherusius triunguiculatus

Domeciidae

triangle Tanner crab

Chionoecetes angulatus

Oregoniidae
southern Tanner crab

southern Tanner crab

Chionoecetes bairdi

Oregoniidae
snow crab

snow crab

Chionoecetes opilio

Oregoniidae

grooved Tanner crab

Chionoecetes tanneri

Oregoniidae

Chlorodiella barbata

Chlorodiella barbata

Xanthidae

Chlorodiella cytherea

Chlorodiella cytherea

Xanthidae
Chlorodiella laevissima

Chlorodiella laevissima

Chlorodiella laevissima

Xanthidae
Chlorodiella nigra

Chlorodiella nigra

Chlorodiella nigra

Xanthidae
Green Shrimp

Green Shrimp

Chlorotocus crassicornis

Pandalidae

longhorn decorator crab

Chorilia longipes

Epialtidae
shorthorn decorator crab

shorthorn decorator crab

Chorinus heros

Epialtidae
Antarctic Shrimp

Antarctic Shrimp

Chorismus antarcticus

Hippolytidae

Galzin's Hermit Crab

Ciliopagurus galzini

Diogenidae
Cone Shell Hermit Crab

Cone Shell Hermit Crab

Ciliopagurus strigatus

Diogenidae

Ciliopagurus vakovako

Ciliopagurus vakovako

Diogenidae

Cinetorhynchus erythrostictus

Cinetorhynchus erythrostictus

Rhynchocinetidae
Hawaiian hingebeak

Hawaiian hingebeak

Cinetorhynchus hawaiiensis

Rhynchocinetidae
Henderson hingebeak

Henderson hingebeak

Cinetorhynchus hendersoni

Rhynchocinetidae
candystripe hingebeak

candystripe hingebeak

Cinetorhynchus hiatti

Rhynchocinetidae