Category
page 1Crabs of the Pacific Ocean
Scylla serrata
species of crustacean in Africa, Asia
Portunus pelagicus
species of crustacean
Grapsus grapsus
species of crustacean
Heikegani
is a species of crab native to Japan, with a shell that bears a pattern resembling a human face – an example of the phenomenon of pareidolia – which is interpreted to be the face of an angry samurai, hence the nickname samurai crab. The crabs are named after the once powerful Taira clan which dominated medieval Japan, commonly known as the Heike. It is believed that these crabs are reincarnations of the Heike warriors defeated at the naval Battle of Dan-no-ura as told in The Tale of the Heike. While the crabs are edible, they are not eaten by most Japanese.
Chionoecetes opilio
species of crustacean
Horsehair crab
species of crustacean
Charybdis japonica
species of crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
crab species
Percnon gibbesi
species of crustacean
Calappa calappa
species of crustacean
Pachygrapsus crassipes
small crab found on rocky and hard-mud shores
Callinectes bellicosus
species of crustacean
Orithyia sinica
species of crab
Callinectes arcuatus
species of crustacean
Eriocheir japonica
species of crustacean
Gelasimus vocans
species of crab
Cancer productus
species of crustacean
Percnon planissimum
species of crustacean
Oregonia gracilis
species of crustacean
Heterozius rotundifrons
Heterozius rotundifrons, or big hand crab, is a species of crab of the family Belliidae, endemic to New Zealand. The carapace width is up to .
Trapezia flavopunctata
species of crustacean
Zebrida adamsii
species of crustacean
Grapsus tenuicrustatus
species of crustacean
Calappa hepatica
species of crustacean
Calappa gallus
species of crustacean
Ovalipes catharus
species of crab
Etisus dentatus
species of crustacean
Bellia picta
Bellia picta is a species of crab that lives around the coasts of South America, and the only species in the genus Bellia. On the Atlantic coast, it is found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, while on the Pacific coast, it is found off Peru and Chile. It probably lives in burrows and is a filter feeder.
Echinoecus pentagonus
species of crustacean
Lophozozymus pictor
species of crustacean
Tunnelling mud crab
species of crustacean
Parasesarma pictum
species of crustacean
Calappa japonica
species of crustacean
Hyastenus hilgendorfi
species of crustacean
Portunus armatus
species of crustacean
Leptograpsus variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus, known as the purple rock crab, is a marine large-eyed crab of the family Grapsidae, found in southern subtropical Indo-Pacific Oceans. It grows to around shell width. It is the only species in the genus Leptograpsus.
Trapezia tigrina
species of crustacean
Hemigrapsus sexdentatus
species of crustacean
Pie crust crab
species of crustacean
Actaea savignii
species of crustacean
Pinnotheres novaezelandiae
species of crustacean
Caphyra rotundifrons
species of crustacean
Paraleptuca crassipes
species of crustacean
Cyclograpsus lavauxi
species of crustacean
Trapezia intermedia
species of crustacean
Tubuca coarctata
species of crustacean
Ozius truncatus
species of crustacean
Hemigrapsus crenulatus
species of crustacean