Ancylocaris brevicarpalis
Aniculus maximus
Anilocra spp.
Balanus perforatus
Birgus latro
Broscus cephalotes
Calappa gallus
Calcinus tibicen
Callinectes sapidus
Calomera littoralis
Cancer bellianus
Cancer pagurus
Cancer productus
Caprella linearis
Carcinus aestuari
Carcinus maenas
Cardisoma guanhumi
Carpilius convexus
Carpilius corallinus
Carpilius maculatus
Chthamalus stellatus
Ciliopagurus strigatus
Cinetorhynchus rigens
Clibanarius erythropus
Coenobita clypeatus
Crangon crangon
Crangon nigricauda
Dardanus arrosor
Dardanus calidus
Dardanus venosus
Enoplometopus antillensis
Etisus splendidus
Euphausia sp.
Galathea squamifera
Galathea strigosa
Gnathophyllum elegans
Goneplax rhomboides
Grapsus adscensionis
Grapsus grapsus
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Heptacarpus brevirostris
Homarus gammarus
Hyas araneus
Hymenocera elegans
Inachus phalangium
Janicea antiguensis
Lepas anatifera
Ligia oceanica
Limulus polyphemus
Lithodes maja
Lopholithodes mandtii
Lysmata amboinensis
Lysmata grabhami
Lysmata seticaudata
Lysmata wurdemanni
Macropodia rostrata
Maguimithrax spinosissimus
Maja brachydactyla
Maja squinado
Menippe nodifrons
Metacarcinus magister
Mithrax braziliensis
Mithrax hispidus
Mithrax pilosus
Munida quadrispina
Munidopsis tridentatus
Necora (Polybius) puber
Nephrops norvegicus
Ocypode ceratophthalma
Ocypode quadrata
Ocypode saratan
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Oregonia gracilis
Pachygrapsus marmoratus
Paguristes eremita
Paguristes sericeus
Pagurus anachoretus
Pagurus armatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus prideauxi
Palaemon elegans
Palaemon serratus
Palinurellus gundlachi
Pandalus danae
Pandalus montagui
Pandalus platyceros
Panulirus argus
Panulirus echinatus
Panulirus elephas
Panulirus guttatus
Panulirus laevicauda
Panulirus longipes
Panulirus ornatus
Panulirus penicillatus
Panulirus versicolor
Parribacus antarcticus
Periclimenes imperator
Periclimenes paivai
Periclimenes pedersoni
Periclimenes yucatanicus
Petrochirus diogenes
Pollicipes pollicipes
Porcellana sayana
Portunus hastatus
Processa edulis
Pugettia producta
Ranina ranina
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
Saron Inermis
Saron marmoratus
Scyllarides aequinoctialis
Scyllarides haanii
Scyllarides latus
Scyllarides squammosus
Scyllarides tridacnophaga
Scyllarus arctus
Stenopus hispidus
Stenopus spinosus
Stenorhynchus lanceolatus
Stenorhynchus seticornis
Talitrus saltator
Tetraclita squamosa
Thor amboinensis
Uca sp
Xantho incisus
Lepas anatifera
Substrate and environment
- Exclusively a marine species
- The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
- The species is attached to its substrate
- The species can be found between 0 and 5 Meters.
- Common species.
General behaviour of the species
- Lives in large groups
- The animal is rather indifferent to the diver, though it remains on its guard
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 5 cm
- The animal feeds on plankton or small organisms.
- The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!