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Crabs

Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda

Species depicted

Family: Varunidae (varunid crabs)
+ Yellow shore crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis)
Family: Grapsidae (shore crabs)
+ Striped shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)
Family: Ocypodidae (ghost and fiddler crabs)
+ Painted ghost crab (Ocypode gaudichaudii)
Family: Menippidae Florida stone crabs (Menippe mercenaria) - on separate page

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Tiny crab

tiny crab

Yellow shore crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis)
Family: Varunidae (varunid crabs)
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
May 21, 2011

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Galápagos 2010

Sally Lightfoot

galapagos

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Sally does her impression of Bill

galapagos
Santiago Island
Canon Rebel T1i
August 2, 2010
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Bean Hollow

Crab snare

crab snare

Attached to a fishing line, using squid as bait.
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Red rock crab

crab

Red rock crab (Cancer productus)
Bean Hollow
November 2, 2013
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Colombia

Camoflage

sand crab
Sand crab

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Small crab

crab

Borneo
April 5, 2005
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Crab close

Crab
Namib-Naukluft
Namibia
August 28, 282018
Olympus Tough TG-5
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florida 2018

Blue crab ()
Thai restaurant
Hollywood, Florida
April 2, 2018
Olympus Tough TG-5

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Blue crab

blue crab
Fort Island Gulf Beach
April 28, 2015

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Sebastian

micronesia 2018

Crab ()
Sokehs, Pohnpei
May 31, 2018
Canon 7Dmark 2

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Herman

micronesia 2018

Hermit crab
Ant Atoll
June 3, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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micronesia 2018

Hermit crab
Ant Atoll, Pohnpei
June 3, 2018
Canon 7Dmark2

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micronesia 2018

Hermit crab
Ant Atoll
June 3, 2018
Olympus Tough TG-5

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micronesia 2018

Crab
Pohnpei
May 30, 2018
Canon 7Dmark 2

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Crabby

crab
Purple rock crab (Leptograpsus variegatus
Family: Grapsidae (shore crabs) Mushroom Rock
Western Australia
August 23, 2015

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We got crabs in Denham

lion fish
Australian blue swimmer crab Portunus armatus
Family: Portunidae (swimming crabs) Staying with Paul Mason
Denham, Western Australia
August 21, 2015
Olympus Tough

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Painted ghost crab (Ocypode gaudichaudii)

Ghost crab

galapagos

Painted ghost crab (Ocypode gaudichaudii)
Family: Ocypodidae (ghost and fiddler crabs)
San Cristobal Island
Galápagos 2024
June 29, 2024
Canon 7D Mark II
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Ghost crab

galapagos

Painted Ghost crab (Ocypode gaudichaudii)
Family: Ocypodidae (ghost and fiddler crabs)
San Cristobal Island
Galápagos 2024
June 29, 2024
Canon R5
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Stone crabs

Stone crabs - in dinner form

stone crabs
Hollywood, Florida
May 9, 2014
from Delaware Market

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Stone

florida 2018

Stone crab ()
Pierce Street
Hollywood, Florida
March 28, 2018
Canon 5Dmark2

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Stone crabs - the sequel

florida 2018

Stone crab ()
Pierce Street
Hollywood, Florida
April 2, 2018
Olympus Tough TG-5

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Stone crabs - the sequel

florida 2018

Stone crab ()
Pierce Street
Hollywood, Florida
April 2, 2018
Olympus Tough TG-5

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Links

+ Horseshoe crabs
+ Barnacles
+ Marine invertebrates
+ Jellies
+ Cephalopods
+ Fish

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Last modified: July 28, 2024
Created: March 18, 2013 (from crustacean.html)
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