Marine Crabs of Texas

 

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Common Name Scientific Name Type Family Thumb
Speckled swimming crab Arenaeus cribrarius Swimming crabs Portunidae Speckled swimming crabSpeckled swimming crab
Squareback marsh crab Armases cinereum Marsh crabs Sesarmidae Squareback marsh crabSquareback marsh crab
Yellow box crab Calappa sulcata Box crabs Calappidae Yellow box crabYellow box crab
Blue crab Callinectes sapidus Swimming crabs Portunidae Blue crabBlue crab
Lesser blue crab Callinectes similis Swimming crabs Portunidae Lesser blue crabLesser blue crab
Blue land crab Cardisoma guanhumi Land crabs Gecarcinidae Blue land crabBlue land crab
Roughwrist soft crab Chasmocarcinus mississippiensis Mud crabs Goneplacidae Roughwrist soft crabRoughwrist soft crab
Thinstripe hermit Clibanarius vittatus Left-handed hermit crabs Diogenidae Thinstripe hermitThinstripe hermit
Gulf grassflat crab Dyspanopeus texanus Mud crabs Panopeidae Gulf grassflat crabGulf grassflat crab
Puerto Rican sand crab Emerita portoricensis Sand crabs Hippidae Puerto Rican sand crabPuerto Rican sand crab
Olivepit porcelain crab Euceramus praelongus Porcelain crabs Porcellanidae Olivepit porcelain crabOlivepit porcelain crab
Flatback mud crab Eurypanopeus depressus Mud crabs Panopeidae Flatback mud crabFlatback mud crab
Blackback land crab Gecarcinus lateralis land crabs Gecarcinidae Blackback land crabBlackback land crab
Calico box crab Hepatus epheliticus Box crabs Hepatidae Calico box crabCalico box crab
Flecked box crab Hepatus pudibundus Box crabs Hepatidae Flecked box crabFlecked box crab
Smooth mud crab Hexapanopeus angustifrons Mud crabs Panopeidae Smooth mud crabSmooth mud crab
Surf hermit Isocheles wurdemanni Left-handed hermit crabs Diogenidae Surf hermitSurf hermit
Mole crab Lepidopa benedicti Mole crab Albuneidae Mole crabMole crab
Laguna Madre fiddler crab Leptuca subcylindrica Fiddler and ghost crabs Ocypodidae Laguna Madre fiddler crabLaguna Madre fiddler crab
Longnose spider crab Libinia dubia Spider crabs Pisidae Longnose spider crabLongnose spider crab
Portly spider crab Libinia emarginata Spider crabs Pisidae Portly spider crabPortly spider crab
Stone crab Menippe adina Mud crabs Menippidae Stone crabStone crab
False arrow crab Metoporhaphis calcarata Spider crabs Inachidae False arrow crabFalse arrow crab
Hairy sponge crab Moreiradromia antillensis sponge crabs Dromiidae Hairy sponge crabHairy sponge crab
Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata Fiddler and ghost crabs Ocypodidae Atlantic ghost crabAtlantic ghost crab
Florida lady crab Ovalipes floridanus Swimming crabs Portunidae Florida lady crabFlorida lady crab
Dark shore crab Pachygrapsus gracilis Shore crabs Grapsidae Dark shore crabDark shore crab
Blue-spot hermit Paguristes hummi Left-handed hermit crabs Diogenidae Blue-spot hermitBlue-spot hermit
Brown banded hermit Pagurus annulipes Right-handed hermit crabs Paguridae Brown banded hermitBrown banded hermit
Dimpled hermit Pagurus impressus Right-handed hermit crabs Paguridae Dimpled hermitDimpled hermit
Longwrist hermit Pagurus longicarpus Right-handed hermit crabs Paguridae Longwrist hermitLongwrist hermit
Flatclaw hermit Pagurus pollicaris Right-handed hermit crabs Paguridae Flatclaw hermitFlatclaw hermit
Salt marsh mud crab Panopeus obesus Mud crabs Panopeidae Salt marsh mud crabSalt marsh mud crab
Oystershell mud crab Panopeus simpsoni Mud crabs Panopeidae Oystershell mud crabOystershell mud crab
Pink purse crab Persephona crinita Purse crabs Leucosiidae Pink purse crabPink purse crab
Mottled purse crab Persephona mediterranea Purse crabs Leucosiidae Mottled purse crabMottled purse crab
Giant hermit Petrochirus diogenes Left-handed hermit crabs Diogenidae Giant hermitGiant hermit
Green porcelain crab Petrolisthes armatus Porcelain crabs Porcellanidae Green porcelain crabGreen porcelain crab
Tube pea crab Pinnixa chaetopterana Pea crabs Pinnotheridae Tube pea crabTube pea crab
Eastern tube crab Polyonyx gibbesi Porcelain crabs Porcellanidae Eastern tube crabEastern tube crab
Spotted porcelain crab Porcellana sayana Porcelain crabs Porcellanidae Spotted porcelain crabSpotted porcelain crab
Iridescent swimming crab Portunus gibbesii Swimming crabs Portunidae Iridescent swimming crabIridescent swimming crab
Sargassum swimming crab Portunus sayi Swimming crabs Portunidae Sargassum swimming crabSargassum swimming crab
Blotched swimming crab Portunus spinimanus Swimming crabs Portunidae Blotched swimming crabBlotched swimming crab
Estuarine mud crab Rithropanopeus harrisii Mud crabs Panopeidae Estuarine mud crabEstuarine mud crab
Gulf squareback crab Speocarcinus lobatus Mud crabs Goneplacidae Gulf squareback crabGulf squareback crab
Red-jointed fiddler crab Uca minax Fiddler and ghost crabs Ocypodidae Red-jointed fiddler crabRed-jointed fiddler crab
Mudflat fiddler crab Uca rapax Fiddler and ghost crabs Ocypodidae Mudflat fiddler crabMudflat fiddler crab
Spined fiddler crab Uca spinicarpa Fiddler and ghost crabs Ocypodidae Spined fiddler crabSpined fiddler crab