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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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Purple and Cream Shore Crab

Purple and Cream Shore Crab

Pseudohelice subquadrata

Varunidae
showy xanthid crab

showy xanthid crab

Pseudoliomera speciosa

Xanthidae

Pseudomunida fragilis

Pseudomunida fragilis

Eumunididae
Pseudopaguristes monoporus

Pseudopaguristes monoporus

Pseudopaguristes monoporus

Diogenidae
Pseudopaguristes shidarai

Pseudopaguristes shidarai

Pseudopaguristes shidarai

Diogenidae
Wire Coral Shrimp

Wire Coral Shrimp

Pseudopontonides principis

Palaemonidae

flecked squareback crab

Pseudorhombila quadridentata

Pseudorhombilidae
Pseudothelphusa americana

Pseudothelphusa americana

Pseudothelphusa americana

Pseudothelphusidae
Pseudothelphusa dilatata

Pseudothelphusa dilatata

Pseudothelphusa dilatata

Pseudothelphusidae
Cangrejito barranqueño

Cangrejito barranqueño

Pseudothelphusa dugesi

Pseudothelphusidae

Cangrejo de agua dulce

Pseudothelphusa hoffmannae

Pseudothelphusidae
Pseudothelphusa morelosis

Pseudothelphusa morelosis

Pseudothelphusa morelosis

Pseudothelphusidae

Cangrejo de agua dulce

Pseudothelphusa nayaritae

Pseudothelphusidae

Pseudothelphusa rechingeri

Pseudothelphusa rechingeri

Pseudothelphusidae

Cangrejo de agua dulce

Pseudothelphusa sonorensis

Pseudothelphusidae
Caystre's Crab

Caystre's Crab

Pseudozius caystrus

Pseudoziidae

Ptychognathus crassimanus

Ptychognathus crassimanus

Varunidae

Ptychognathus easteranus

Ptychognathus easteranus

Varunidae

Ptychognathus similis

Ptychognathus similis

Varunidae
spined kelp crab

spined kelp crab

Pugettia dalli

Epialtidae
foliate kelp crab

foliate kelp crab

Pugettia foliata

Epialtidae
graceful kelp crab

graceful kelp crab

Pugettia gracilis

Epialtidae
northern kelp crab

northern kelp crab

Pugettia producta

Epialtidae
cryptic kelp crab

cryptic kelp crab

Pugettia richii

Epialtidae
Pylopaguridium markhami

Pylopaguridium markhami

Pylopaguridium markhami

Paguridae
Pylopaguropsis fimbriata

Pylopaguropsis fimbriata

Pylopaguropsis fimbriata

Paguridae

broadhand coral hermit

Pylopaguropsis keijii

Paguridae

Lemaitre's Hermit Crab

Pylopaguropsis lemaitrei

Paguridae

Pylopaguropsis speciosa

Pylopaguropsis speciosa

Paguridae
tuberculate pear crab

tuberculate pear crab

Pyromaia tuberculata

Inachoididae

Cangrejo paladín

Quadrella nitida

Trapeziidae
globose sand crab

globose sand crab

Randallia ornata

Leucosiidae

Cangrejo rana

Ranilia fornicata

Raninidae
spanner crab

spanner crab

Ranina ranina

Raninidae

Gulf frog crab

Raninoides louisianensis

Raninidae

Hydroid Shrimp

Rapipontonia galene

Palaemonidae

longhand rubble crab

Ratha longimana

Xanthidae
Seagrass Elbow Crab

Seagrass Elbow Crab

Rhinolambrus pelagicus

Parthenopidae

Rhinolambrus rudis

Rhinolambrus rudis

Parthenopidae
rhinoceros crab

rhinoceros crab

Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii

Lithodidae
estuarine mud crab

estuarine mud crab

Rhithropanopeus harrisii

Panopeidae

Rhynchocinetes balssi

Rhynchocinetes balssi

Rhynchocinetidae
Ocellated Hingebeak Shrimp

Ocellated Hingebeak Shrimp

Rhynchocinetes conspiciocellus

Rhynchocinetidae
hingebeak shrimp

hingebeak shrimp

Rhynchocinetes durbanensis

Rhynchocinetidae
Rathbun hingebeak

Rathbun hingebeak

Rhynchocinetes rathbunae

Rhynchocinetidae
rabbitnose shrimp

rabbitnose shrimp

Rhynchocinetes typus

Rhynchocinetidae

saddleback shrimp

Rhynocrangon alata

Crangonidae

Rimicaris cambonae

Rimicaris cambonae

Alvinocarididae

strong prawn

Robustosergia robusta

Sergestidae
Pacific rock crab

Pacific rock crab

Romaleon antennarium

Cancridae
furrowed rock crab

furrowed rock crab

Romaleon branneri

Cancridae
hairy rock crab

hairy rock crab

Romaleon jordani

Cancridae
Hairy Rock Crab

Hairy Rock Crab

Romaleon setosum

Cancridae

porcupine shrimp

Sabinea hystrix

Crangonidae
Sars shrimp

Sars shrimp

Sabinea sarsii

Crangonidae
sevenline shrimp

sevenline shrimp

Sabinea septemcarinata

Crangonidae

Salmoneus cavicolus

Salmoneus cavicolus

Alpheidae

Salmoneus karenae

Salmoneus karenae

Alpheidae
River Crayfish

River Crayfish

Samastacus spinifrons

Parastacidae

Sarmatium crassum

Sarmatium crassum

Sesarmidae