Crab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Species of Crab Collected

 

 

 

 

 

Common Name

Scientific Name

 

 

 

 

1

Acropora Crab 

Trapezia sp.

 

 

 

 

2

Anemone Crab 

Petrolisthes maculates

 

 

 

 

3

Anemone Hermit Crab 

Dardanus pedunculatus

 

 

 

 

4

Arrow Crab 

Stenorhynchus seticornis

 

 

 

 

5

Assorted Hermit Crab 

Clibinarius zebra

 

 

 

 

6

Belize Red Leg Crab

Clibanarius sp.

 

 

 

 

7

Blue Eye Hermit Crab 

Dardanus sp.

 

 

 

 

8

Blue Fiddler Crab 

Uca sp.

 

 

 

 

9

Blue Knee Hermit Crab 

Eupagurus prideauxi

 

 

 

 

10

Blue Knuckle Hermit Crab 

Calcinus elegans

 

 

 

 

11

Blue Leg Hermit Crab 

Clibanarius tricolor

 

 

 

 

12

Blue Soldier Crab 

Mictyrus longicarpus

 

 

 

 

13

Bumblebee Hermit Crab 

Calcinus hazleiti

 

 

 

 

14

Calico Shameface Crab 

Calappa orbicularis

 

 

 

 

15

Crab Living In Anenome

Hippolytidae sp. & Dardanus sp.

 

 

 

 

16

Decorator Crab

Pisa tetraodon

 

 

 

 

17

Decorator Crab 

Xenocarcinus sp.

 

 

 

 

18

Electric Blue Hermit Crab 

Calcinus elegans

 

 

 

 

19

Electric Orange Hermit Crab 

Calcinus elegans

 

 

 

 

20

Electric Red Hermit Crab 

Calcinus elegans

 

 

 

 

21

Emerald Crab 

Mithrax sculptus

 

 

 

 

22

Fancy Crab 

Ocypode spp.

 

 

 

 

23

Fiddler Crab 

Uca sp.

 

 

 

 

24

Frilly Arrow Crab 

Stenorhynchus seticornis

 

 

 

 

25

Frog Face Crab 

Calappidae sp.

 

 

 

 

26

Giant Hermit Crab 

Petrochirus diogenes

 

 

 

 

27

Green Stripe Hermit Crab 

Clibanarius vittatus

 

 

 

 

28

Hairy Hermit Crab 

Pilumnus fissifrons

 

 

 

 

29

Hairy Orange Crab 

Pilumnus sp.

 

 

 

 

30

Halloween Hermit Crab 

Calcinus latens

 

 

 

 

31

Hermit Crab 

Dardanus sp.

 

 

 

 

32

Horseshoe Crab 

Limulus polyphemus

 

 

 

 

33

Jewel Shameface Crab B Grade 

Calappa orbicularis

 

 

 

 

34

Knobby Hermit Crab 

Calcinus laevimanus

 

 

 

 

35

Mexican Red Leg Hermit Crab

Clibanarius sp.

 

 

 

 

36

Orange Claw Fiddler Crab 

Uca vocans

 

 

 

 

37

Orange Claw Hermit Crab 

Calcinus tibicen

 

 

 

 

38

Pancake Crab 

Aethra sp.

 

 

 

 

39

Pom Pom Crab 

Lybia tessellata

 

 

 

 

40

Porcelain Crab 

Petrolisthes sp.

 

 

 

 

41

Portly Spider Crab Atlantic 

Libinia emarginata

 

 

 

 

42

Red Crab 

Uca sp.

 

 

 

 

43

Red Emerald Crab 

Mithrax sculptus

 

 

 

 

44

Red Fiddler Crab 

Uca sp.

 

 

 

 

45

Red Hairy Hermit Crab 

Dardanus megistos

 

 

 

 

46

Rock Crab 

Parthenope sp.

 

 

 

 

47

Sally Lightfoot Crab 

Pseudanthias ventralis

 

 

 

 

48

Sally Lightfoot Crab B Grade 

Percnon gibbesi

 

 

 

 

49

Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab 

Paguristes cadenati

 

 

 

 

50

Shameface Crab 

Calappa flammea

 

 

 

 

51

Shameface Crab Palau 

Calappa sp.

 

 

 

 

52

Spider Crab 

Camposcia retusa

 

 

 

 

53

Spider Crab Atlantic 

Libinia emarginata

 

 

 

 

54

Sponge Crab 

Dormia personata

 

 

 

 

55

Staghorn Hermit Crab 

Manucomplanus varians

 

 

 

 

56

Stick Crab 

Parthenope sp.

 

 

 

 

57

Strawberry Crab   

Neoliomera pubescens

 

 

 

 

58

Strawberry Hermit Crab 

Clibiquarius diegueti

 

 

 

 

59

Teddy Bear Crab 

Polydectus cupulifer

 

 

 

 

60

Thin Stripe Hermit Crab 

Clibanarius vittatus

 

 

 

 

61

Tuxedo Hermit Crab 

Dardanus guttatus

 

 

 

 

62

White Leg Hermit Crab 

Pagurus acadianus

 

 

 

 

63

White Speckled Hermit 

Paguristes puncticeps

 

 

 

 

64

Whitebanded Hermit Crab   

Calcinus seurati

 

 

 

 

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