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Ancylocaris brevicarpalis

Ancylocaris brevicarpalis

Aniculus maximus

Aniculus maximus

Anilocra spp.

Anilocra spp.

Balanus perforatus

Balanus perforatus

Birgus latro

Birgus latro

Broscus cephalotes

Broscus cephalotes

Calappa gallus

Calappa gallus

Calcinus tibicen

Calcinus tibicen

Callinectes sapidus

Callinectes sapidus

Calomera littoralis

Calomera littoralis

Cancer bellianus

Cancer bellianus

Cancer pagurus

Cancer pagurus

Cancer productus

Cancer productus

Caprella linearis

Caprella linearis

Carcinus aestuari

Carcinus aestuari

Carcinus maenas

Carcinus maenas

Cardisoma guanhumi

Cardisoma guanhumi

Carpilius convexus

Carpilius convexus

Carpilius corallinus

Carpilius corallinus

Carpilius maculatus

Carpilius maculatus

Chthamalus stellatus

Chthamalus stellatus

Ciliopagurus strigatus

Ciliopagurus strigatus

Cinetorhynchus rigens

Cinetorhynchus rigens

Clibanarius erythropus

Clibanarius erythropus

Coenobita clypeatus

Coenobita clypeatus

Crangon crangon

Crangon crangon

Crangon nigricauda

Crangon nigricauda

Dardanus arrosor

Dardanus arrosor

Dardanus calidus

Dardanus calidus

Dardanus venosus

Dardanus venosus

Enoplometopus antillensis

Enoplometopus antillensis

Etisus splendidus

Etisus splendidus

Euphausia sp.

Euphausia sp.

Galathea squamifera

Galathea squamifera

Galathea strigosa

Galathea strigosa

Gnathophyllum elegans

Gnathophyllum elegans

Goneplax rhomboides

Goneplax rhomboides

Grapsus adscensionis

Grapsus adscensionis

Grapsus grapsus

Grapsus grapsus

Hemigrapsus oregonensis

Hemigrapsus oregonensis

Heptacarpus brevirostris

Heptacarpus brevirostris

Homarus gammarus

Homarus gammarus

Hyas araneus

Hyas araneus

Hymenocera elegans

Hymenocera elegans

Inachus phalangium

Inachus phalangium

Janicea antiguensis

Janicea antiguensis

Lepas anatifera

Lepas anatifera

Ligia oceanica

Ligia oceanica

Limulus polyphemus

Limulus polyphemus

Lithodes maja

Lithodes maja

Lopholithodes mandtii

Lopholithodes mandtii

Lysmata amboinensis

Lysmata amboinensis

Lysmata grabhami

Lysmata grabhami

Lysmata seticaudata

Lysmata seticaudata

Lysmata wurdemanni

Lysmata wurdemanni

Macropodia rostrata

Macropodia rostrata

Maguimithrax spinosissimus

Maguimithrax spinosissimus

Maja brachydactyla

Maja brachydactyla

Maja squinado

Maja squinado

Menippe nodifrons

Menippe nodifrons

Metacarcinus magister

Metacarcinus magister

Mithrax braziliensis

Mithrax braziliensis

Mithrax hispidus

Mithrax hispidus

Mithrax pilosus

Mithrax pilosus

Munida quadrispina

Munida quadrispina

Munidopsis tridentatus

Munidopsis tridentatus

Necora (Polybius) puber

Necora (Polybius) puber

Nephrops norvegicus

Nephrops norvegicus

Ocypode ceratophthalma

Ocypode ceratophthalma

Ocypode quadrata

Ocypode quadrata

Ocypode saratan

Ocypode saratan

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Oregonia gracilis

Oregonia gracilis

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Paguristes eremita

Paguristes eremita

Paguristes sericeus

Paguristes sericeus

Pagurus anachoretus

Pagurus anachoretus

Pagurus armatus

Pagurus armatus

Pagurus bernhardus

Pagurus bernhardus

Pagurus prideauxi

Pagurus prideauxi

Palaemon elegans

Palaemon elegans

Palaemon serratus

Palaemon serratus

Palinurellus gundlachi

Palinurellus gundlachi

Pandalus danae

Pandalus danae

Pandalus montagui

Pandalus montagui

Pandalus platyceros

Pandalus platyceros

Panulirus argus

Panulirus argus

Panulirus echinatus

Panulirus echinatus

Panulirus elephas

Panulirus elephas

Panulirus guttatus

Panulirus guttatus

Panulirus laevicauda

Panulirus laevicauda

Panulirus longipes

Panulirus longipes

Panulirus ornatus

Panulirus ornatus

Panulirus penicillatus

Panulirus penicillatus

Panulirus versicolor

Panulirus versicolor

Parribacus antarcticus

Parribacus antarcticus

Periclimenes imperator

Periclimenes imperator

Periclimenes paivai

Periclimenes paivai

Periclimenes pedersoni

Periclimenes pedersoni

Periclimenes yucatanicus

Periclimenes yucatanicus

Petrochirus diogenes

Petrochirus diogenes

Pollicipes pollicipes

Pollicipes pollicipes

Porcellana sayana

Porcellana sayana

Portunus hastatus

Portunus hastatus

Processa edulis

Processa edulis

Pugettia producta

Pugettia producta

Ranina ranina

Ranina ranina

Rhynchocinetes durbanensis

Rhynchocinetes durbanensis

Saron Inermis

Saron Inermis

Saron marmoratus

Saron marmoratus

Scyllarides aequinoctialis

Scyllarides aequinoctialis

Scyllarides haanii

Scyllarides haanii

Scyllarides latus

Scyllarides latus

Scyllarides squammosus

Scyllarides squammosus

Scyllarides tridacnophaga

Scyllarides tridacnophaga

Scyllarus arctus

Scyllarus arctus

Stenopus hispidus

Stenopus hispidus

Stenopus spinosus

Stenopus spinosus

Stenorhynchus lanceolatus

Stenorhynchus lanceolatus

Stenorhynchus seticornis

Stenorhynchus seticornis

Talitrus saltator

Talitrus saltator

Tetraclita squamosa

Tetraclita squamosa

Thor amboinensis

Thor amboinensis

Uca sp

Uca sp

Xantho incisus

Xantho incisus

Crustaceans

Munidopsis tridentatus

  • Three-toothed squat lobster
  • Dreizahniger Springkrebs
  • Drie tanden springkrab
  • Galathée tridentée
  • Galatea tresdientido

Distribution

  • The tropical Atlantic

Substrate and environment

  • The species lives on the mid-littoral coast
  • The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
  • The species is generally motionless in its environment
  • The species is found in a sheltered zone

Environment and movement of the nocturnal species

  • The animal hunts at night

General behaviour of the species

  • Species generally solitary
  • The animal is fearful of the diver

General characteristics of the species

  • The animal is a hunter low in the food chain.

Relationship with humans

  • The species is in great demand and highly appreciated
  • The species is exploited in the following sector(s) :
    • - Fishing or commercial aquiculture for food