Crabs, lobsters & shrimps: where they live

Maps and quick facts for 108 crabs, lobsters & shrimps (coconut crab, Japanese spider crab, cymothoa exigua, zosimus aeneus, Dungeness crab). Each animal page shows a representative wild record and the countries where open-licence GBIF records place it. Show crabs, lobsters & shrimps on the world map

All 108 crabs, lobsters & shrimps

Palinuridae 5

• California spiny lobster Panulirus interruptus
• Jasus edwardsii Jasus edwardsii
• Palinurus elephas Palinurus elephas
• Panulirus argus Panulirus argus
• Panulirus ornatus Panulirus ornatus

Oregoniidae 4

• Chionoecetes bairdi Chionoecetes bairdi
• Chionoecetes opilio Chionoecetes opilio
• Great spider crab Hyas araneus
• Hyas coarctatus Hyas coarctatus

Portunidae 4

• Callinectes sapidus Callinectes sapidus
• Carcinus maenas Carcinus maenas
• Portunus pelagicus Portunus pelagicus
• Scylla serrata Scylla serrata

Astacidae 3

• Astacus astacus Astacus astacus
• Austropotamobius pallipes Austropotamobius pallipes
• Signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus

Cambaridae 3

• Marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis
• Procambarus alleni Procambarus alleni
• Procambarus clarkii Procambarus clarkii

Nephropidae 3

• American lobster Homarus americanus
• Homarus gammarus Homarus gammarus
• Nephrops norvegicus Nephrops norvegicus

Parastacidae 3

• Cherax quadricarinatus Cherax quadricarinatus
• Common yabby Cherax destructor
• Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish Astacopsis gouldi

Alpheidae 2

• Alpheus heterochaelis Alpheus heterochaelis
• Tiger pistol shrimp Alpheus bellulus

Atyidae 2

• Atya gabonensis Atya gabonensis
• Caridina multidentata Caridina multidentata

Bodotriidae 2

• Bodotria scorpioides Bodotria scorpioides
• Iphinoe trispinosa Iphinoe trispinosa

Cancridae 2

• Cancer pagurus Cancer pagurus
• Dungeness crab Metacarcinus magister

Cirolanidae 2

• Bathynomus giganteus Bathynomus giganteus
• Eurydice pulchra Eurydice pulchra

Coenobitidae 2

• Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
• Coconut crab Birgus latro

Corophiidae 2

• Chelicorophium curvispinum Chelicorophium curvispinum
• Corophium volutator Corophium volutator

Galatheidae 2

• Galathea squamifera Galathea squamifera
• Galathea strigosa Galathea strigosa

Grapsidae 2

• Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
• Pachygrapsus marmoratus Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Inachidae 2

• Macropodia rostrata Macropodia rostrata
• Scorpion spider crab Inachus dorsettensis

Ligiidae 2

• Ligia exotica Ligia exotica
• Ligia oceanica Ligia oceanica

Lithodidae 2

• Lithodes maja Lithodes maja
• Red king crab Paralithodes camtschaticus

Majidae 2

• Maja brachydactyla Maja brachydactyla
• Maja squinado Maja squinado

Paguridae 2

• Pagurus bernhardus Pagurus bernhardus
• Pagurus prideaux Pagurus prideaux

Palaemonidae 2

• Macrobrachium rosenbergii Macrobrachium rosenbergii
• Palaemon serratus Palaemon serratus

Pandalidae 2

• Pandalus borealis Pandalus borealis
• Pandalus montagui Pandalus montagui

Penaeidae 2

• Penaeus monodon Penaeus monodon
• Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Polybiidae 2

• Polybius holsatus Liocarcinus holsatus
• Velvet crab Necora puber

Porcellanidae 2

• Pisidia longicornis Pisidia longicornis
• Porcellana platycheles Porcellana platycheles

Squillidae 2

• Oratosquilla oratoria Oratosquilla oratoria
• Squilla mantis Squilla mantis

Xanthidae 2

• Lybia tessellata Lybia tessellata
• Zosimus aeneus Zosimus aeneus

Alicellidae 1

• Alicella Alicella gigantea

Armadillidiidae 1

• Armadillidium vulgare Armadillidium vulgare

Asellidae 1

• Asellus aquaticus Asellus aquaticus

Atylidae 1

• Nototropis falcatus Nototropis falcatus

Bathyporeiidae 1

• Bathyporeia elegans Bathyporeia elegans

Calappidae 1

• Calappa calappa Calappa calappa

Cardisomatidae 1

• Cardisoma guanhumi Cardisoma guanhumi

Cheiragonidae 1

• Horsehair crab Erimacrus isenbeckii

Chirostylidae 1

• Kiwa hirsuta Kiwa hirsuta

Corystidae 1

• Corystes Corystes cassivelaunus

Crangonidae 1

• Crangon crangon Crangon crangon

Cymothoidae 1

• Cymothoa exigua Cymothoa exigua

Diastylidae 1

• Diastylis laevis Diastylis laevis

Dorippidae 1

• Heikegani Heikeopsis japonica

Euphausiidae 1

• Antarctic krill Euphausia superba

Gecarcinidae 1

• Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis

Leucothoidae 1

• Leucothoe incisa Leucothoe incisa

Lomisidae 1

• Hairy stone crab Lomis hirta

Lysmatidae 1

• Lysmata amboinensis Lysmata amboinensis

Macrocheiridae 1

• Japanese spider crab Macrocheira kaempferi

Melitidae 1

• Abludomelita obtusata Abludomelita obtusata

Munididae 1

• Munida rugosa Munida rugosa

Mysidae 1

• Gastrosaccus spinifer Gastrosaccus spinifer

Ocypodidae 1

• Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata

Odontodactylidae 1

• Odontodactylus scyllarus Odontodactylus scyllarus

Oniscidae 1

• Oniscus asellus Oniscus asellus

Pariambidae 1

• Pariambus typicus Pariambus typicus

Philosciidae 1

• Philoscia muscorum Philoscia muscorum

Pilumnidae 1

• Pilumnus hirtellus Pilumnus hirtellus

Pinnotheridae 1

• Pea crab Pinnotheres pisum

Porcellionidae 1

• Porcellio scaber Porcellio scaber

Pseudocarcinidae 1

• Tasmanian giant crab Pseudocarcinus gigas

Pseudocumatidae 1

• Pseudocuma longicorne Pseudocuma longicorne

Raninidae 1

• Ranina ranina Ranina ranina

Scyllaridae 1

• Thenus Thenus orientalis

Synaxidae 1

• Furry lobster Palinurellus gundlachi

Talitridae 1

• Talitrus saltator Talitrus saltator

Thoridae 1

• Thor amboinensis Thor amboinensis

Upogebiidae 1

• Upogebia deltaura Upogebia deltaura

Urothoidae 1

• Urothoe elegans Urothoe elegans

Varunidae 1

• Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis