Crabs, shrimps and kin of India
3,391 crabs, shrimps and kin are on the India list, 9 of them threatened (4 Endangered and 5 Vulnerable) and 7 endemic to India.
The India list: every species documented from India, across sources. Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened crabs, shrimps and kin of India (9)
Crabs, shrimps and kin of India endemic to India (7)
All crabs, shrimps and kin of India on the list (3,391)
- Abdia latipalpus
- Abludomelita obtusata
- Abormon capillosum
- Abormon praecalvum
- Abortelphusa namdaphaensis
- Abyssotheres abyssicola
- Acanthacaris tenuimana Prickly Deep-Sea Lobster
- Acanthephyra armata
- Acanthephyra curtirostris
- Acanthephyra eximia
- Acanthephyra fimbriata
- Acanthephyra indica
- Acanthephyra sanguinea
- Acanthephyra smithi
- Acanthodromia margarita
- Acanthomysis anomala
- Acanthomysis indica
- Acanthomysis macrops
- Acanthomysis microps
- Acanthomysis pelagica
- Acanthomysis platycauda
- Acanthonyx consobrinus
- Acanthonyx euryseroche
- Acanthonyx inglei
- Acanthonyx limbatus
- Acanthonyx scutellatus Shield Decorator Crab
- Acanthophrys keeae
- Acanthopotamon martensi
- Acanthosquilla multifasciata
- Acanthosquilla tigrina
- Accalathura borradailei
- Accalathura sladeni
- Acetes erythraeus Tsivakihini paste shrimp
- Acetes indicus
- Acetes japonicus Akiami Paste Shrimp
- Acetes johni
- Acetes serrulatus
- Acetes sibogae
- Achaeus brevirostris
- Achaeus cadelli
- Achaeus curvirostris
- Achaeus lacertosus
- Achaeus laevioculis
- Actaea areolata
- Actaea calculosa Facetted crab
- Actaea jacquelinae
- Actaea peronii Thorn-Legged Crab
- Actaea savignii
- Actaea squamosa
- Actaeodes hirsutissimus Unshaven Crab
- Actaeodes tomentosus
- Actaeomorpha erosa
- Actinimenes inornatus
- Actinimenes koyas
- Actiomera erythra
- Actiomera lophopa
- Actumnus asper
- Actumnus calypso
- Actumnus dorsipes
- Actumnus fissifrons
- Actumnus obesus
- Actumnus setifer
- Actumnus squamosus
- Adinda carli
- Adinda gigas
- Adinda lobata
- Adinda nilgiriensis
- Adinda palniensis
- Adinda pulchra
- Adinda scabra
- Adinda stebbingi
- Adinda travancorensis
- Adinda triangulifera
- Aegaeon lacazei Hardshell shrimp
- Aegaeon orientalis
- Aegathoa waltairensis
- Aegiochus vigilans
- Aethra scruposa
- Afrocerceis kenyensis
- Afromysis dentisinus
- Afromysis macropsis
- Afropinnotheres ratnakara
- Agabiformius lentus
- Agarna cumulus
- Agarna malayi
- Agnara carinata
- Agnara hispida
- Agnara immsi
- Agononida eminens
- Agononida indocerta
- Akanthophoreus gracilis
- Albunea groeningi
- Albunea microps
- Albunea occulta
- Albunea symmysta
- Albunea thurstoni
- Alcockdromia fallax
- Alcockpenaeopsis hungerfordii
- Alcolyra alcocki
- Alcomon lophocarpus
- Alcomon rotungense
- Alcomon siangense
- Alcomon superciliosum DD
- Alcyonohippolyte commensalis Xenia Shrimp
- Alfredalcockia malabarica
- Aliaporcellana pygmaea
- Alima hieroglyphica
- Alima neptuni
- Alimopsis supplex
- Alionectes pulchricristatus
- Alionectes spinipes
- Alitropus typus
- Allogalathea babai Baba's crinoid squat lobster
- Allogalathea elegans Elegant Squat Lobster
- Allokepon hendersoni
- Allomelita pellucida
- Allomunida magnicheles
- Alloniscus nicobaricus
- Alloniscus perconvexus
- Alloniscus pigmentatus
- Allopontonia brockii Brock's Urchin Shrimp
- Allosergestes nudus
- Alox latusoides
- Alox ornatum
- Alox patella
- Alox rugosum
- Alpheus acutofemoratus
- Alpheus alcyone
- Alpheus armatus Red Snapping Shrimp
- Alpheus bradypus
- Alpheus bucephalus
- Alpheus chiragricus
- Alpheus clypeatus
- Alpheus collumianus
- Alpheus crockeri
- Alpheus deuteropus Petroglyph Snapping Shrimp
- Alpheus digitalis Forceps snapping shrimp
- Alpheus edwardsii
- Alpheus estuariensis
- Alpheus euphrosyne Nymph snapping shrimp
- Alpheus frontalis
- Alpheus hippothoe
- Alpheus idiocheles
- Alpheus lobidens Brownbar snapping shrimp
- Alpheus lottini Coral Snapping Shrimp
- Alpheus macroskeles
- Alpheus malabaricus
- Alpheus mannarensis
- Alpheus miersi
- Alpheus obesomanus
- Alpheus ovaliceps
- Alpheus pacificus
- Alpheus paludicola
- Alpheus paracrinitus
- Alpheus parvirostris
- Alpheus platycheirus
- Alpheus rapax Rapacious snapping shrimp
- Alpheus richardsoni Richardson's snapping shrimp
- Alpheus samudra
- Alpheus soror
- Alpheus splendidus
- Alpheus spongiarum
- Alpheus strenuus
- Alpheus sulcipalma
- Altelatipes carinatus
- Ambiaxius alcocki
- Amblycephalon indicus
- Americorophium triaeonyx
- Amesopous richardsonae
- Ampelisca abdita
- Ampelisca aequicornis
- Ampelisca brachyceras
- Ampelisca brevicornis
- Ampelisca cyclops
- Ampelisca diadema
- Ampelisca eschrichtii
- Ampelisca pusilla
- Ampelisca scabripes
- Ampelisca spinifer
- Ampelisca spinipes
- Ampelisca tenuicornis
- Ampelisca tridens
- Ampelisca typica
- Ampelisca zamboangae
- Amphilochus schubarti
- Amphilochus tropicus
- Amphithyrus bispinosus
- Ampithoe africana
- Ampithoe alluaudi
- Ampithoe kergueleni
- Ampithoe platycera
- Ampithoe ramondi
- Ampithoe rubricata
- Ampithoe serraticauda
- Amusiotheres hanumantharaoi
- Anamixis barnardi
- Anamixis cavatura
- Anamixis stebbingi
- Anamudiana granulata
- Anapronoe reinhardti
- Anchialina dentata
- Anchialina grossa
- Anchialina media
- Anchialina typica
- Anchiphiloscia bicolorata
- Anchiphiloscia longisetosa
- Anchisquilla fasciata
- Anchistioides compressus
- Anchistus custoides
- Anchistus custos
- Anchistus demani
- Anchistus miersi
- Anchistus pectinis
- Anchylomera blossevillei
- Ancylocaris brevicarpalis
- Ancylocheles gravelei
- Ancylocheles peterngi
- Ancylomenes magnificus Magnificent Anemone Shrimp
- Andamanium thelxinoe
- Andhracoides gebaueri
- Andhracoides shabuddin
- Androniscus dentiger Rosy Woodlouse
- Androniscus roseus
- Androniscus stygius
- Androniscus subterraneus
- Angeliera cosettae
- Angeliera gracilis
- Angeliera phreaticola
- Aniculus aniculus Red Hermit Crab
- Aniculus erythraeus Hairy Red Hermit Crab
- Aniculus sibogae
- Aniculus ursus
- Anilocra dimidiata
- Anilocra grandmaae
- Anilocra leptosoma
- Anilocra longicauda
- Aniptumnus bijoyi
- Aniptumnus neolaevis
- Aniptumnus quadridentatus
- Anisomysis bacescui Anisomysis (Anisomysis) bacescui
- Anisomysis bifurcata Anisomysis (Anisomysis) bifurcata
- Anisomysis hispida
- Anisomysis laccadivei Anisomysis (Paranisomysis) laccadivei
- Anisomysis minicoyensis Anisomysis (Paranisomysis) minicoyensis
- Anisomysis spinata Anisomysis (Anisomysis) spinata
- Anisomysis tattersallae
- Anisomysis truncata Anisomysis (Anisomysis) truncata
- Annina hugliensis
- Annina mannai
- Anomuran crabs
- Anonyx affinis
- Anonyx amaurus
- Anonyx indicus
- Aora typica
- Apanthura microps
- Apanthura sandalensis
- Aparapenaeon japonica
- Aphantolana wandoor
- Apohyale ayeli
- Apohyale perieri
- Apohyale prevostii
- Apolochus brunneus
- Apolochus neapolitanus
- Apolochus pillaii
- Apseudes portnovensis
- Arachnochium kulsiense EN
- Arachnochium mirabilis
- Aradhya placida
- Arcania brevifrons
- Arcania elongata
- Arcania erinacea
- Arcania gracilis
- Arcania heptacantha
- Arcania novemspinosa
- Arcania septemspinosa
- Arcania tuberculata
- Arcania undecimspinosa
- Arcithelphusa cochleariformis
- Arcithelphusa tumpikkai
- Arcotheres alcocki
- Arcotheres exiguus
- Arcotheres pernicola
- Arcotheres placunae
- Arcotheres purpureus
- Arcotheres shahi
- Arcotheres similis
- Arcotheres sinensis
- Arcturina cylindralis
- Areopaguristes perspicax
- Areosquilla indica
- Arete dorsalis
- Arete indicus Sea-urchin Snapping Shrimp
- Argathona muraeneae
- Argathona normani
- Argathona rhinoceros
- Argissa hamatipes
- Arhina barkulensis
- Aristaeomorpha foliacea Giant red shrimp
- Aristaeomorpha woodmasoni
- Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Scarlet Gamba Prawn
- Aristeus alcocki
- Aristeus semidentatus
- Aristeus virilis
- Armadillidium vulgare Common Pill Woodlouse
- Arugella indica
- Ascidiophilus caphyraeformis
- Ashtoret lunaris Speckled Moon Crab
- Ashtoret miersii
- Aspidoniscus perplexus
- Astacilla amblyura
- Astacilla gibbosa
- Asymmetrorbione kempi
- Atarbolana exoconta
- Atergatis dilatatus
- Atergatis floridus Floral Egg Crab
- Atergatis integerrimus Red egg crab
- Atergatis laevigatus Flapjack Crab
- Atergatis latissimus
- Atergatis ocyroe
- Atergatis reticulatus
- Atergatis roseus rosy egg crab
- Atergatis subdentatus Red Reef Crab
- Atergatopsis alcocki
- Atergatopsis amoyensis
- Atergatopsis granulata
- Atergatopsis obesa
- Atergatopsis signata
- Athanas areteformis
- Athanas dimorphus
- Athanas djiboutensis
- Athanas minikoensis
- Athanas polymorphus
- Atopobathynella indica
- Atopobathynella inopinata
- Atopobathynella nelloreensis
- Atopobathynella operculata
- Atopobathynella paraoperculata
- Atyopsis moluccensis Bamboo Shrimp
- Atyopsis spinipes Soldier brush shrimp
- Atypopenaeus compressipes
- Atypopenaeus stenodactylus
- Audacallichirus audax
- Audulla chelifera
- Audulla sindhu
- Aulacolambrus curvispinus
- Aulacolambrus diacanthus
- Aulacolambrus hoplonotus Hairy Elbow Crab
- Austrocuma kornfieldi
- Austrolibinia andamanica
- Austromaera mastersii
- Austruca albimana White-handed Fiddler Crab
- Austruca annulipes Ring-legged Fiddler Crab
- Austruca bengali Bengal Fiddler Crab
- Austruca iranica Iranian Fiddler Crab
- Austruca lactea Milky Fiddler Crab
- Austruca perplexa Perplexing Fiddler Crab
- Austruca sindensis Indus Fiddler Crab
- Austruca triangularis Triangular Fiddler Crab
- Austruca variegata
- Autonoe longipes
- Axiopsis serratifrons Serrated Lobster Shrimp
- Baccadromia bullifera
- Badistemon fulvum
- Badistemon pealianus
- Balsscallichirus masoomi
- Banareia armata
- Banareia banareias
- Banareia kraussi
- Banareia metiguinotae
- Banareia parvula
- Baptozius vinosus
- Baratha peena DD
- Baratha pushta DD
- Barnardillo mucidus
- Baruna socialis
- Barusa choprai
- Barusa gracillima
- Barusa guerini
- Barusa mccanni
- Barusa obesa
- Barybrotes indus
- Barytelphusa cunicularis Brown Freshwater Crab DD
- Barytelphusa inflata
- Batepenaeopsis acclivirostris
- Batepenaeopsis tenella
- Batepenaeopsis venusta
- Bathyarctus rubens
- Bathycheles macgilchristi
- Bathymenes alcocki
- Bathynarius albicinctus
- Bathynomus doederleini
- Bathynomus giganteus Giant Isopod
- Bathynomus jamesi
- Bathypilumnus sinensis
- Bathyplax typhla
- Bathypluma chuni
- Bellayra sexangula
- Belzebub chacei
- Belzebub faxoni
- Belzebub hanseni
- Belzebub intermedius
- Belzebub penicillifer
- Bemlos griseus
- Bemlos kergueleni
- Bemlos leptocheirus
- Bemlos quadrimanus
- Bentheogennema intermedia
- Bentheogennema pasithea
- Benthesicymus bartletti
- Benthesicymus investigatoris
- Benthesicymus iridescens
- Bentheuphausia amblyops Deep Sea Krill
- Benthochascon hemingi
- Biarctus sordidus Pygmy Slipper Lobster
- Biarctus vitiensis Fiji Locust Lobster
- Bigelowina phalangium
- Birgus latro Coconut Crab VU
- Birubius rostratus
- Bodotria andamanensis
- Bodotria biocellata
- Bodotria choprai
- Bodotria cochinensis
- Bodotria minuta
- Bodotria platybasis
- Bodotria pulchella
- Bodotria pulex
- Bodotria setoensis
- Bodotria siamensis
- Bodotria similis
- Bodotria sublevis
- Bogidiella hindustanica
- Bogidiella totakura
- Bollegidia sootai
- Bopyrella thomsoni
- Bopyrina ocellata
- Bopyrina sewelli
- Bopyrione woodmasoni
- Bopyrus bimaculatus
- Bopyrus crangorum
- Boreomysis kistnae
- Boreomysis plebeja
- Boreomysis sibogae
- Boreomysis tattersalli
- Boreomysis verrucosa
- Brachyscelus crusculum
- Brachyscelus rapax
- Branchiophryxus koehleri
- Brucethoa bharata
- Brucethoa isro
- Bruciana pediger
- Buergeres deccanensis
- Buergeres ortmanni
- Burmoniscus javanensis
- Burmoniscus kempi
- Busquilla plantei
- Busquilla quadraticauda
- Byblis daleyi
- Byblis kachchhensis
- Byblis lepta
- Caecognathia rhektos
- Caecopilumnus hirsutus
- Calamorhynchus pellucidus
- Calappa bicornis Two-horn Box Crab
- Calappa bilineata
- Calappa calappa Smooth Box Crab
- Calappa capellonis
- Calappa clypeata
- Calappa exanthematosa
- Calappa flammea Flame Streaked Box Crab
- Calappa gallus Rough Box Crab
- Calappa guerini
- Calappa hepatica Common Box Crab
- Calappa japonica Japanese Box Crab
- Calappa lophos Common Box Crab
- Calappa philargius Spectacled Box Crab
- Calappa pustulosa
- Calappa tuberculata
- Calcinus elegans Electric Blue Hermit Crab
- Calcinus gaimardii Gaimard's Hermit Crab
- Calcinus laevimanus Left-handed Hermit Crab
- Calcinus latens Hidden Hermit Crab
- Calcinus morgani Morgan's Hermit Crab
- Calcinus vachoni
- Callianopsis caecigena
- Calmania prima
- Calocarides longispinis
- Calocaris macandreae
- Calocaris templemani
- Camachobathynella meghalayaensis
- Camatopsis rubida
- Camposcia retusa Reef Decorator Crab
- Camptandrium sexdentatum
- Campylaspis latidactyla
- Campylaspis maculata
- Campylaspis minor
- Campylaspis minuta
- Campylaspis platyuropus
- Campylaspis robusta
- Cancellus canaliculatus
- Capitamon capitatum
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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