Sealife guideThe Decapoda orderThe taxonomy of marine species
Explore the taxonomy of marine arthropods with a dedicated focus on crustaceans !

Common European lobster
(Homarus gammarus)
(Homarus gammarus)

Atlantic ghost crab
(Ocypode quadrata)
(Ocypode quadrata)

Blue fiddler crab
(Uca tetragonon)
(Uca tetragonon)

Bowed fiddler crab
(Uca arcuata)
(Uca arcuata)

Calling fiddler crab
(Uca vocans)
(Uca vocans)

Ghost crab
(Ocypode gaudichaudii)
(Ocypode gaudichaudii)

Indo-pacific ghost crab
(Ocypode ceratophthalmus)
(Ocypode ceratophthalmus)

Pink ghost crab
(Ocypode ryderi)
(Ocypode ryderi)

Red sea ghost crab
(Ocypode saratan)
(Ocypode saratan)

Ring-legged fiddler crab
(Uca annulipes)
(Uca annulipes)

Leopard-spotted crab
(Ovalipes ocellatus)
(Ovalipes ocellatus)

Common prawn
(Palaemon serratus)
(Palaemon serratus)

Donald duck shrimp
(Leander plumosus)
(Leander plumosus)

Emperor shrimp
(Zenopontonia rex)
(Zenopontonia rex)

Pederson cleaner shrimp
(Ancylomenes pedersoni)
(Ancylomenes pedersoni)

Spotted cleaning shrimp
(Periclimenes yucatanicus)
(Periclimenes yucatanicus)
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(Megaptera novaeangliae)
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