Index
Family: Edible crabs (Cancridae)
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Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Edible crab x 2 (Cancer pagurus)
Sweden 2005-2007
2
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Edible crab x 2 again (Cancer pagurus)
Sweden 2005-2007
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Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Sweden 2008-2009
4
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Eye of Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Sweden 2008-2009
5
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) as it is often seen
Sweden UW 2010
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Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Sweden UW 2010
7
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
Sweden UW 2012-2013
8
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus)
The whip coral Swiftia rosea, Edible crab (Cancer pagurus), and the featherstar Antedon petasus
West coast 2007
Family: Box crabs (Calappidae)
9
Calappa crab (Calappa calappa)
Calappa crab (Calappa calappa)
Philippines 2006
10
Calappa crab (Calappa calappa)
Calappa crab (Calappa calappa)
Lembeh 2011
Family: Inachid spider crabs (Inachidae)
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Orangutan crab (Achaeus japonicus)
Orangutan crab (Achaeus japonicus)
Lembeh 2014
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Orangutan crab (Achaeus japonicus)
Orangutan crab (Achaeus japonicus)
Philippines 2018
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Orangutan crab (Achaeus japonicus)
Orangutan crab (Achaeus japonicus)
14
Spiny spider crab (Achaeus spinosus)
Spiny spider crab (Achaeus spinosus)
Red Sea 2005
15
Spiny spider crab (Achaeus spinosus)
Spiny spider crab (Achaeus spinosus)
Red Sea 2013
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Scorpion spider crab (Inachus dorsettensis)
Scorpion spider crab (Inachus dorsettensis)
Sweden 2015-2017
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Eastern Atlantic arrow crab (Stenorhynchus lanceolatus)
Eastern Atlantic arrow crab (Stenorhynchus lanceolatus)
Tenerife 2012
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Eastern Atlantic arrow crab (Stenorhynchus lanceolatus)
Eastern Atlantic arrow crab (Stenorhynchus lanceolatus)
Tenerife 2012
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Yellowline arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis)
Yellowline arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis)
Bonaire and Curacao 2010
Family: Pilumnidae
20
Feather star crab (Tiaramedon spinosum)
Feather star crab (Tiaramedon spinosum)
Lembeh 2008
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Zebra urchin crab (Zebrida adamsii)
Zebra urchin crab (Zebrida adamsii) on Fire urchin
Tulamben 2009
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Zebra urchin crab (Zebrida adamsii)
Zebra urchin crab (Zebrida adamsii)
Lembeh 2014
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Zebra urchin crab (Zebrida adamsii)
Zebra urchin crab (Zebrida adamsii)
Family: Portunidae
24
Xenia swimming crab (Caphyra sp)
Xenia swimming crab (Caphyra sp)
Lembeh 2011
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Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas)
Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas)
Sweden 2008-2009
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Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas)
Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas)
Sweden 2008-2009
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Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas)
European green crab (Carcinus maenas)
Sweden UW 2010
28
Blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus)
female Blue swimmer crab (Portunus pelagicus)
Lembeh 2014
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Spiked-shelled swimming crab (Thalamita picta)
Spiked-shelled swimming crab (Thalamita picta)
Saudi 2008
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Swimming crab (Thalamita prymna)
Swimming crab, probably Thalamita prymna
Pemuteran 2009
Family: Rock crabs (Grapsidae)
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Mottled sally-light-foot (Grapsus albolineatus)
Mottled sally-light-foot (Grapsus albolineatus) on the shore
Saudi 2008 Topside
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Mottled sally-light-foot (Grapsus albolineatus)
Mottled sally-light-foot (Grapsus albolineatus)
Indonesia 2014
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Mottled sally-light-foot (Grapsus albolineatus)
Mottled sally-light-foot (Grapsus albolineatus)
Indonesia 2014
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Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Galapagos 2012 topside
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Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Galapagos 2012 topside
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Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Galapagos 2012 topside
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Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus)
Galapagos 2012 topside
Family: Mud crabs (Xanthidae)
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Splendid spooner crab (Etisus splendidus)
Splendid spooner crab (Etisus splendidus)
Pemuteran 2009
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Abbot's coral crab (Hypocolpus abbotti)
Abbot's coral crab (Hypocolpus abbotti)
Saudi 2008
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Boxer crab (Lybia tesselata)
Boxer crab (Lybia tesselata) armed with stinging anemones
Tulamben 2009
Family: Coral guard crabs (Trapeziidae)
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Unidentified coral guard crab (Trapetzia sp)
coral guard crab (Trapetzia sp)
Red Sea 2009
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Red coral guard crab (Trapezia cymodoce)
Red coral guard crab (Trapezia cymodoce?)
Saudi 2008
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Red coral guard crab (Trapezia cymodoce)
Red coral guard crab (Trapezia cymodoce?)
Red Sea 2013
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Red coral guard crab (Trapezia cymodoce)
Red-dotted coral guard crab (Trapezia cymodoce)
Papua 2014
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Red-spotted coral guard crab (Trapezia tigrina)
Red-spotted coral guard crab (Trapezia tigrina)
Saudi 2008
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Red-spotted coral guard crab (Trapezia tigrina)
Red-spotted coral guard crab (Trapezia tigrina)
Papua 2014
Family: Epialtid spider crabs (Epialtidae)
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Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesi)
Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesi) decorated with live polyps
Tulamben 2009
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Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesi)
Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesi) wearing polyps for camoflage
Papua 2014
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Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesi)
Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesi)
Papua 2014
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Longhorned spider crab (Lahaina ovata)
Longhorned spider crab (Lahaina ovata)
Tulamben 2009
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Longhorned spider crab (Lahaina ovata)
Longhorned spider crab (Lahaina ovata)
52
Teardrop crab (Pelia sp)
Teardrop crab (Pelia sp)
Bonaire and Curacao 2010
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Conical spider crab (Xenocarcinus conicus)
Conical spider crab (Xenocarcinus conicus)
Halmahera 2011
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Whip coral spider crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus)
Whip coral spider crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus)
Tulamben 2009
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Whip coral spider crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus)
Whip coral spider crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus)
Lembeh 2011
Family: Percnidae
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Nimble spray crab (Percnon gibbesi)
Nimble spray crab (Percnon gibbesi)
Bonaire and Curacao 2010 Topside
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shore crab (Percnon guinotae)
shore crab (Percnon guinotae)
Pemuteran 2009
Family: Ghost and Fiddler crabs (Ocypodidae)
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Ghost crab (Ocypode sp)
Ghost crab (Ocypode sp) on the beach
Bali 2009 Topside
Family: Reef crabs (Carpiliidae)
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Batwing coral crab (Carpilius corallinus)
Batwing coral crab (Carpilius corallinus)
Bonaire and Curacao 2010
Family: Decorator crabs (Oregoniidae)
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Unidentified Decorator crab (Hyas sp)
Spider crab (Hyas sp) on Dead man's fingers
Sweden UW 2010
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Unidentified Decorator crab (Hyas sp)
Spider crab (Hyas sp)
Narvik 2010
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Unidentified Decorator crab (Hyas sp)
Spider crab (Hyas sp)
Narvik 2010
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Unidentified Decorator crab (Hyas sp)
a spider crab (Hyas sp) on Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum)
Sweden UW 2012-2013
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Unidentified Decorator crab (Hyas sp)
Spider crab (Hyas sp)
Sweden UW 2012-2013
65
Unidentified Decorator crab (Hyas sp)
An undecorated decorator crab (Hyas sp), i.e., recently shell-changed
Sweden 2015-2017
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Unidentified Decorator crab (Hyas sp)
Unidentified decorator crab (Hyas sp)
Sweden 2015-2017
Family: Sumo crabs (Dorippidae)
67
Sea Urchin Crab (Dorippe frascone)
Sea Urchin Crab (Dorippe frascone) carrying a Fire urchin (Astropyga sp)
Lembeh 2011
Family: Polybiidae
68
Sandy swimming crab (Liocarcinus depurator)
Sandy swimming crab (Liocarcinus depurator)
Sweden UW 2012-2013
Family: Elbow crabs (Parthenopidae)
69
Rear-spined elbow crab (Aulacolambrus hoplonotus)
Rear-spined elbow crab (Aulacolambrus hoplonotus)
Family: Land crabs (Gecarcinidae)
70
Purple land crab (Gecarcinus ruricola)
The threat display is not very effective against cars; a few flat tyres and many dead crabs
Cuba 2007 Topside
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Purple land crab (Gecarcinus ruricola)
The spring massacree in the Bay of Pigs when land crabs return to the sea to mate
Cuba 2007 Topside
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Purple land crab (Gecarcinus ruricola)
The species is probably Gecarcinus ruricola, sometimes aptly called the halloween land crab
Cuba 2007 Topside

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