Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Mediterranean Slipper LobsterScientific Name: Scyllarides latusCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansSize: Total body length up to 45 cm (18 in); commonly 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 in)Weight: 1.0 to 2.5 kg (2.2 to 5.5 lb)Lifespan: 15 to 25...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: European Spiny LobsterScientific Name: Palinurus elephasCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansSize: Total body length up to 50 cm (20 in); commonly 25 to 40 cm (10 to 16 in)Weight: 1.5 to 3.5 kg (3.3 to 7.7 lb); exceptionally up to 8...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Blue Swimmer CrabScientific Name: Portunus armatusCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansSize: Carapace width up to 20 cm (8 in); claw span exceeding 40 cm; broad, spindle-shaped shell with long lateral spinesWeight: 300 to 800 g (large...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Mud CrabScientific Name: Scylla serrataCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansSize: Carapace width up to 28 cm (11 in); massive, broad, oval carapace; one of the largest swimming crabs on EarthWeight: 1.5 to 3.5 kg (maximum recorded up...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Flame Box CrabScientific Name: Calappa flammeaCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansSize: Carapace width 10 to 14 cm (4 to 5.5 in); length 8 to 11 cm (3 to 4.3 in)Weight: 200 to 450 g (7.1 to 15.9 oz)Lifespan: 5 to 8 years in the...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Jonah CrabScientific Name: Cancer borealisCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansSize: Carapace width: males up to 18 cm (7 in); females up to 15 cm; wide, oval carapaceWeight: 500 to 1,500 g (large males exceed 3 lb)Lifespan: 8 to 12...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Florida Stone CrabScientific Name: Menippe mercenariaCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansSize: Carapace width 10 to 13 cm (females up to 15 cm); claw span over 30 cmWeight: Up to 1.0 kg (2.2 lb); monumental claws account for over...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Sally Lightfoot CrabScientific Name: Grapsus grapsusCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansSize: Carapace width 6 to 9 cm; leg span up to 20 cmWeight: 100 to 250 gLifespan: 4 to 7 yearsDiet: Omnivorous opportunistic forager (scrapes...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Banded Coral ShrimpScientific Name: Stenopus hispidusCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansRange: Circumtropical distribution, widespread across all tropical and subtropical seas including the Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Caribbean, western...
Invertebrates > Crustaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Pacific Cleaner ShrimpScientific Name: Lysmata amboinensisCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: CrustaceansRange: Circumtropical Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea and East Africa across the Indian Ocean to Japan, Hawaii, and French...
