Shrimps, Lobsters and other Crustaceans

Shrimps, Lobsters and other Crustaceans belong to the largest group of animals, the Arthropods. Like insects and spiders, which are also arthropods, crustaceans have jointed legs and a hard outer skeleton. There are about 40,000 species of crustaceans, most of which live in the ocean. Crustaceans include crabs, shrimps, lobsters and barnacles, as well as less familiar animals such as mantis shrimps, amphipods and isopods. With the exception of mollusks, crustaceans form the largest and most diverse group of marine animals. For CRABS, please click here.

Tozeuma shrimp, Indonesia — Tozeuma shrimp,
Indonesia

Cleaner Shrimp, Dominica — Cleaner Shrimp,
Dominica

Slipper Lobster, Dominica — Slipper Lobster,
Dominica

Commensal Shrimp, Indonesia — Commensal Shrimp,
Indonesia

Commensal Shrimp, Indonesia — Commensal Shrimp,
Indonesia

Saron Shrimp

Emperor Shrimp, Indonesia — Emperor Shrimp,
Indonesia

Candy Stripe Shrimp, British Columbia — Candy Stripe Shrimp,
British Columbia

Mantis Shrimp, Papua New Guinea — Mantis Shrimp,
Papua New Guinea

Red Banded Lobster, Dominica — Red Banded Lobster,
Dominica

Rock Lobster, Tasmania — Rock Lobster,
Tasmania

Northern Lobster, Maine — Northern Lobster,
Maine

Spiny Lobster, Cayman Islands — Spiny Lobster,
Cayman Islands

Skeleton shrimps, Indonesia — Skeleton shrimps,
Indonesia

Slipper Lobster, Japan — Slipper Lobster,
Japan

Coral Shrimp, Indonesia — Coral Shrimp,
Indonesia

Harlequin Shrimp Indonesia — Harlequin Shrimp
Indonesia

Black Coral Shrimp, Indonesia — Black Coral Shrimp,
Indonesia

Hingebeak shrimp, Indonesia — Hingebeak shrimp,
Indonesia

Goose Barnacles, British Columbia — Goose Barnacles,
British Columbia

Sea Spiders, British Columbia — Sea Spiders,
British Columbia

Mantis shrimp, New Guinea — Mantis shrimp,
New Guinea

Mantis shrimp, New Guinea — Mantis shrimp,
New Guinea

Mating Sea Spiders, Australia — Mating Sea Spiders,
Australia

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