Crabs, shrimps and kin of Andaman and Nicobar
345 crabs, shrimps and kin on the India list have an open record placed in Andaman and Nicobar, 1 of them threatened (1 Vulnerable).
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened crabs, shrimps and kin of Andaman and Nicobar (1)
- Birgus latro Coconut Crab VU
All crabs, shrimps and kin of Andaman and Nicobar on the list (345)
- Acanthephyra armata
- Acanthephyra curtirostris
- Acanthephyra eximia
- Acanthephyra sanguinea
- Acanthosquilla multifasciata
- Actaeodes hirsutissimus Unshaven Crab
- Actaeodes tomentosus
- Actumnus dorsipes
- Actumnus setifer
- Aegaeon orientalis
- Alcyonohippolyte commensalis Xenia Shrimp
- Allogalathea elegans Elegant Squat Lobster
- Alpheus macroskeles
- Anchistus pectinis
- Ancylocaris brevicarpalis
- Ancylomenes magnificus Magnificent Anemone Shrimp
- Angeliera cosettae
- Anilocra dimidiata
- Anilocra longicauda
- Aphantolana wandoor
- Arcania tuberculata
- Aristaeomorpha foliacea Giant red shrimp
- Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Scarlet Gamba Prawn
- Ashtoret lunaris Speckled Moon Crab
- Atergatis integerrimus Red egg crab
- Atergatis ocyroe
- Athanas djiboutensis
- Aulacolambrus curvispinus
- Aulacolambrus hoplonotus Hairy Elbow Crab
- Austrolibinia andamanica
- Austruca annulipes Ring-legged Fiddler Crab
- Austruca lactea Milky Fiddler Crab
- Banareia parvula
- Baptozius vinosus
- Birgus latro Coconut Crab VU
- Bopyrus bimaculatus
- Bopyrus crangorum
- Calappa calappa Smooth Box Crab
- Calappa hepatica Common Box Crab
- Calappa lophos Common Box Crab
- Calcinus laevimanus Left-handed Hermit Crab
- Calcinus morgani Morgan's Hermit Crab
- Camposcia retusa Reef Decorator Crab
- Cardisoma carnifex Brown Land Crab
- Caridina brachydactyla
- Caridina gracilirostris Needlenose caridina
- Caridina prashadi
- Caridina serratirostris Ninja Shrimp
- Caridina typus Typical Caridina
- Carpilius convexus Convex Crab
- Carpilius maculatus Spotted Reef Crab
- Carupa tenuipes Violet-eyed Swimming Crab
- Cavoportunus dubius
- Charybdis annulata Banded-leg swimming crab
- Charybdis hellerii Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
- Charybdis orientalis
- Charybdis rostrata
- Chlorodiella laevissima
- Chlorotocella gracilis
- Circulium vitatum Christmas Island White-stripe Crab
- Cirolana swaraj
- Clibanarius longitarsus Long-legged Hermit Crab
- Clibanarius striolatus
- Coenobita brevimanus Purple Hermit Crab
- Coenobita perlatus Strawberry Hermit Crab
- Coenobita rugosus Tawny Hermit Crab
- Coenobita violascens Viola Land Hermit Crab
- Conchodytes biunguiculatus
- Coralliocaris graminea Green coral shrimp
- Cumopsis africanum
- Cumopsis andamani
- Cyclaspis bengalensis
- Cycloachelous granulatus
- Cymo quadrilobatus Blue-eyed Coral Crab
- Cyphocarcinus minutus
- Cyrtocarcinus truncatus
- Dardanus deformis Pale Anemone Hermit Crab
- Dardanus guttatus Blue Knee Hermit Crab
- Dardanus lagopodes Hairy Red Hermit Crab
- Dardanus megistos White-spotted Hermit Crab
- Dardanus pedunculatus Anemone Hermit Crab
- Dasycaris zanzibarica Zanzibar Whip Coral Shrimp
- Deosergestes rubroguttatus
- Dimorphostylis horai
- Diogenes custos
- Discias exul
- Doclea armata
- Domecia hispida Shaggy Domecia
- Dorippoides facchino
- Dotilla wichmanni
- Eocuma taprobanicum
- Eodemus hastatoides
- Epiactaea bullifera
- Epigrapsus notatus
- Episesarma singaporense Singapore Vinegar Crab
- Episesarma versicolor Violet Vinegar Crab
- Epixanthus frontalis
- Eriopisella chieregoi
- Eriphia ferox Ferocious reef crab
- Eriphia scabricula Hairy Eriphia
- Eriphia sebana Smooth Red-eyed Crab
- Erythrops nanus
- Etisus dentatus Spiny Spooner
- Etisus laevimanus Smooth Spooner
- Etisus utilis Sawedged Spooner Crab
- Eurycarcinus natalensis
- Euxanthus exsculptus
- Euxanthus huonii
- Gaillardiellus rueppellii
- Gecarcoidea humei
- Gecarcoidea lalandii Purple Crab
- Gelasimus hesperiae Western Calling Fiddler Crab
- Gelasimus tetragonon Tetragonal Fiddler Crab
- Gelasimus vocans Calling Fiddler Crab
- Gelasimus vomeris Orange-clawed Fiddler Crab
- Gelastocaris paronae Cryptic sponge shrimp
- Gennadas bouvieri
- Geograpsus grayi Little Nipper
- Geosesarma starmuehlneri
- Glyphocrangon caeca
- Glyphocrangon gilesii
- Glyphocrangon investigatoris
- Glyphocrangon smithii
- Gnathophyllum americanum bumblebee shrimp
- Gonodactylaceus falcatus Philippine Mantis Shrimp
- Gonodactylus chiragra Chiragra Mantis Shrimp
- Gonodactylus platysoma Green Marble Mantis Shrimp
- Gonodactylus smithii pulpizosos nueva especie que sale de la palabra pulpi y zoso
- Grapsus albolineatus Mottled Lightfoot Crab
- Grapsus grapsus Sally Lightfoot Crab
- Grapsus tenuicrustatus Thin-shelled Rock Crab
- Haptosquilla tuberosa
- Harpiliopsis spinigera
- Harpiosquilla raphidea
- Heterocarpus dorsalis Madagascar nylon shrimp
- Heterolithadia fallax
- Heteropanope glabra
- Heteropilumnus ciliatus
- Heteropilumnus setosus
- Hippa marmorata Pacific Mole Crab
- Hymenocera picta Harlequin Shrimp
- Hymenopenaeus laevis
- Ichnopus woodmasoni
- Ilyoplax integra
- Incultus brockii
- Incultus tuberculosus
- Jocaste lucina
- Josephosella andamana
- Lachnopodus bidentatus
- Lanceola galatheae
- Laomenes nudirostris
- Latreutes mucronatus
- Latreutes porcinus
- Leptocarpus potamiscus Bombay prawn
- Leptochela pugnax Leptochela (Leptochela) pugnax
- Leucosia craniolaris
- Leucosia whitmeei
- Ligia dentipes
- Ligia exotica Wharf Louse
- Liomera bella Pretty Liomera
- Liomera monticulosa
- Liomera rugata Corrugated Liomera
- Liomera tristis
- Lissocarcinus ornatus
- Luniella spinipes
- Lupocycloporus gracilimanus
- Lupocycloporus minutus
- Lydia annulipes Ringed foot crab
- Lysiosquilla maculata Tiger Mantis Shrimp
- Lysiosquilla sulcata
- Macrobrachium hendersoni
- Macrobrachium lar Tahitian Prawn
- Macrobrachium malcolmsonii Monsoon river prawn
- Macrobrachium placidulum
- Macrobrachium scabriculum Goda river prawn
- Macromedaeus crassimanus
- Macromedaeus nudipes
- Macrophthalmus convexus Convex Sentinel Crab
- Macrophthalmus pacificus
- Macrophthalmus telescopicus
- Matuta victor Common Moon Crab
- Metapenaeopsis philippii Philip velvet shrimp
- Metasesarma obesum Mottled Crab
- Metopograpsus frontalis Purple Climber Crab
- Metopograpsus thukuhar Estuarine Rock Crab
- Mictyris longicarpus Light-blue Soldier Crab
- Mictyris thailandensis
- Monomia argentata
- Monomia glareosa
- Munidopsis dasypus
- Muradium tetragonum
- Myopilumnus andamanicus
- Myra eudactylus
- Myra fugax
- Naxioides hirtus
- Naxioides taurus Bull Hydroid Crab
- Naxioides tenuirostris
- Nematocarcinus tenuirostris
- Neopetrolisthes maculatus Anemone Porcelain Crab
- Neosarmatium asiaticum
- Neosarmatium meinerti Red Rock Crab
- Neoxanthias impressus
- Norileca hathai
- Nursilia dentata
- Ocypode brevicornis Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
- Ocypode ceratophthalmus Horned Ghost Crab Complex
- Ocypode kuhlii
- Ocypode macrocera Red Ghost Crab
- Ocypode pallidula Pallid Ghost Crab
- Odontodactylus scyllarus Peacock Mantis Shrimp
- Oreotlos latus
- Ozius rugulosus
- Pachygrapsus minutus Tiny Rock Crab
- Paguristes balanophilus
- Paguritta harmsi Hard coral hermit crab
- Palaemon debilis Feeble Shrimp
- Palaemon semmelinkii
- Palaemon styliferus
- Palaemonella rotumana
- Panulirus longipes longlegged spiny lobster
- Panulirus penicillatus Pronghorn Spiny Lobster
- Panulirus versicolor Painted Spiny Lobster
- Paractaea rufopunctata Nodose Rubble Crab
- Paralatreutes bicornis
- Paraleptomysis xenops
- Paraleptuca crassipes Thick-legged Fiddler Crab
- Paramaja gibba
- Parapenaeonella distincta
- Parapenaeus fissurus Neptune rose shrimp
- Parapontocaris andamanensis
- Parapontophilus gracilis
- Parasesarma plicatum Orange-claw marsh crab
- Paratymolus hastatus
- Paraxanthias notatus
- Penaeus canaliculatus Witch Prawn
- Percnon guinotae Red-eyed Flat Crab
- Percnon planissimum Flat Rock Crab
- Periclimenes affinis
- Phalangipus hystrix
- Philocheras angustirostris
- Philocheras candidus
- Philocheras incisus
- Philocheras lowisi
- Philocheras plebs
- Philocheras sabsechota
- Phorcosergia bisulcata
- Phycocaris simulans Algae Shrimp
- Phyllognathia ceratophthalma Spiny Tiger Shrimp
- Pilodius areolatus Areolated Xanthid Crab
- Pilodius nigrocrinitus
- Pilumnus caerulescens
- Pilumnus cursor
- Pilumnus investigatoris
- Pilumnus minutus
- Pilumnus sluiteri
- Pilumnus vespertilio common hairy crab
- Plagusia squamosa Scaly Rock Crab
- Platypodia cristata
- Platypodia granulosa
- Plesionika martia Golden shrimp
- Plesiopenaeus coruscans
- Podocerus andamanensis
- Pontocaris propensalata
- Portunus pelagicus Asian Blue Swimming Crab
- Portunus sanguinolentus Three-spotted Swimmer Crab
- Prionocrangon ommatosteres
- Prionomysis stenolepis
- Probopyrus abhoyai
- Probopyrus alcocki
- Probopyrus bengalensis
- Probopyrus brachysoma
- Probopyrus godaveriensis
- Probopyrus prashadi
- Pseudaristeus crassipes
- Pseudolambrus beaumontii
- Pseudolambrus calappoides
- Pseudolambrus harpax
- Pseudopalicus investigatoris
- Pseudophilyra pusilla
- Pseudophilyra woodmasoni
- Pseudosquilla ciliata Common Mantis Shrimp
- Ptychognathus andamanicus
- Ptychognathus dentatus
- Quadrella maculosa Black Coral Crab
- Quadrella reticulata
- Quadrivisio lobata
- Rectopalicus woodmasoni
- Renocila trillesi
- Rhinolambrus cybelis
- Rhinolambrus lamelliger
- Rhinolambrus pelagicus Seagrass Elbow Crab
- Rhinolambrus turriger
- Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Durban dancing shrimp
- Robustura andamanensis
- Ryphila cancellus
- Saron marmoratus Marbled Shrimp
- Saron neglectus Eyespot Shrimp
- Scandarma finni
- Scylla olivacea Orange Mud Crab
- Scylla serrata Mud Crab
- Selatium brockii Mangrove tree-dwelling crab
- Selatium elongatum
- Sesarmoides kraussi
- Sesarmops indicus
- Sesarmops weberi
- Singhaplax ockelmanni
- Solenocera annectens
- Sphaeromopsis jayaraji
- Stenopus hispidus Banded Coral Shrimp
- Synalpheus carinatus
- Synalpheus stimpsonii
- Tetralia glaberrima Acropora Coral Crab
- Tetralia nigrolineata Bandit coral crab
- Thalamita admete Admete Crab
- Thalamita chaptalii
- Thalamita sexlobata
- Thalamita woodmasoni
- Thalassina anomala scorpion mud lobster
- Thenus unimaculatus DD
- Thor amboinensis Squat Anemone Shrimp
- Thranita crenata
- Thranita danae
- Thranita prymna
- Thranita spinimana
- Tiarinia cornigera
- Tmethypocoelis ceratophora Buddish Crab
- Tozeuma armatum Banded Tozeuma Shrimp
- Tozeuma lanceolatum Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp
- Trachysalambria aspera
- Trapezia areolata
- Trapezia tigrina Red-spotted Guard Crab
- Trionectes tenuipes
- Tubuca bellator Belligerent Fiddler Crab
- Tubuca coarctata Compressed Fiddler Crab
- Tubuca dussumieri Dussumier's Fiddler Crab
- Tubuca rosea Rose Fiddler Crab
- Tuerkayana magnum Indian Ocean red claw land Crab
- Tuerkayana rotundum
- Tylocarcinus styx
- Urocaridella urocaridella
- Viaderiana beaumontii
- Xanthias lamarckii Lamarck's Crab
- Xiphonectes stephensoni
- Zebrida adamsii Zebra Urchin Crab
- Zosimus aeneus Killer Crab
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