Crabs, shrimps and kin of Kerala
174 crabs, shrimps and kin on the India list have an open record placed in Kerala, 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 Kerala (1)
All crabs, shrimps and kin of Kerala on the list (174)
- Abyssotheres abyssicola
- Acetes japonicus Akiami Paste Shrimp
- Alitropus typus
- Alpheus malabaricus
- Alpheus samudra
- Aniptumnus bijoyi
- Arcithelphusa cochleariformis
- Arcithelphusa tumpikkai
- Aristeus semidentatus
- Atergatis laevigatus Flapjack Crab
- Austruca annulipes Ring-legged Fiddler Crab
- Baratha pushta DD
- Barytelphusa cunicularis Brown Freshwater Crab DD
- Brucethoa isro
- Calappa bilineata
- Carcinoplax fasciata
- Cardisoma carnifex Brown Land Crab
- Caridina babaulti
- Caridina chauhani
- Caridina fernandoi
- Caridina gracilipes
- Caridina gracilirostris Needlenose caridina
- Caridina gurneyi DD
- Caridina jalihali
- Caridina mathiassi DD
- Caridina natarajani
- Caridina shahrazadae
- Caridina shenoyi
- Caridina sumatrensis
- Charybdis annulata Banded-leg swimming crab
- Charybdis feriata Coral Swimmer Crab
- Charybdis hellerii Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
- Charybdis lucifer
- Charybdis smithii
- Cirolana willeyi
- Clibanarius clibanarius
- Clibanarius infraspinatus Orange-striped Hermit Crab
- Clibanarius longitarsus Long-legged Hermit Crab
- Clibanarius padavensis
- Cochinorchestia notabilis
- Coenobita rugosus Tawny Hermit Crab
- Cubaris murina Little Sea Pill Woodlouse
- Cylindrotelphusa steniops
- Cymothoa asymmetrica
- Deltamysis holmquistae
- Diogenes alias
- Diogenes miles
- Diogenes spongicola
- Doclea muricata
- Dodophotis digitata
- Dotilla myctiroides Asian Soldier Crab
- Elthusa nemo
- Emerita emeritus Indonesian Mole Crab
- Emerita holthuisi
- Episesarma mederi Thai Vinegar Crab
- Episesarma versicolor Violet Vinegar Crab
- Eumunida multispina
- Eurindicus bhugarbha
- Gelasimus hesperiae Western Calling Fiddler Crab
- Grandidierella gravipes
- Grapsus albolineatus Mottled Lightfoot Crab
- Grapsus tenuicrustatus Thin-shelled Rock Crab
- Habrobathynella adishankara
- Habrobathynella muvattupuzha
- Heterocarpus gibbosus
- Heterocarpus woodmasoni Indian nylon shrimp
- Hippa indica
- Idunella demersalis
- Idunella similis
- Joryma sawayah
- Kani maranjandu
- Karkata ghanarakta
- Karkata kusumbha
- Lamella lamellifrons
- Leptarma biju
- Leptocarpus kempi DD
- Lobothorax nicosmiti
- Lysmata vittata East Asian Lined Shrimp
- Macrobrachium canarae DD
- Macrobrachium elatum DD
- Macrobrachium gurudeve VU
- Macrobrachium idella Slender river prawn
- Macrobrachium indicum
- Macrobrachium jayasreei DD
- Macrobrachium kunjuramani DD
- Macrobrachium lamarrei Kuncho river prawn
- Macrobrachium lanatum Chameleon prawn
- Macrobrachium latimanus Mountain river prawn
- Macrobrachium madhusoodani DD
- Macrobrachium prabhakarani DD
- Macrobrachium rosenbergii Giant river prawn
- Macrobrachium sankolli
- Macrobrachium scabriculum Goda river prawn
- Macrobrachium veliense DD
- Matuta victor Common Moon Crab
- Megokris pescadoreensis
- Melita zeylanica
- Menippe rumphii Maroon Stone Crab
- Mesopodopsis orientalis
- Mesopodopsis zeylanica
- Metapenaeopsis andamanensis Rice velvet shrimp
- Metapenaeus affinis Jinga shrimp
- Metapenaeus dobsoni
- Metapenaeus ensis Greasyback shrimp
- Metapenaeus monoceros Speckled shrimp
- Metopograpsus cannicci
- Metopograpsus latifrons
- Moloha tumida
- Mothocya renardi
- Munidopsis kadal
- Myomenippe hardwickii mangrove stone crab
- Nagurus cristatus Dwarf Gray-striped Woodlouse
- Nagurus nanus
- Neosarmatium malabaricum
- Ocypode brevicornis Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
- Ocypode ceratophthalmus Horned Ghost Crab Complex
- Ocypode cordimana Smooth-handed Ghost Crab
- Ocypode pallidula Pallid Ghost Crab
- Ocypode sinensis
- Ogyrides striaticauda
- Oziotelphusa aurantia
- Oziotelphusa biloba
- Palaniana convexa
- Panulirus homarus East Coast Rock Lobster
- Panulirus penicillatus Pronghorn Spiny Lobster
- Panulirus polyphagus mud spiny lobster
- Panulirus versicolor Painted Spiny Lobster
- Parapenaeopsis stylifera Kiddi shrimp
- Parasesarma bengalense
- Parasesarma plicatum Orange-claw marsh crab
- Penaeopsis jerryi
- Penaeus canaliculatus Witch Prawn
- Penaeus indicus redleg banana prawn
- Penaeus monodon giant tiger prawn
- Penaeus semisulcatus Green tiger prawn
- Perisesarma dusumieri
- Photis geniculata
- Pilarta vaman
- Pilumnopeus indicus
- Plesionika alcocki
- Plesionika persica
- Plesionika quasigrandis
- Ponmudiana pollicaris DD
- Pontocaris propensalata
- Portunus pelagicus Asian Blue Swimming Crab
- Portunus reticulatus
- Portunus sanguinolentus Three-spotted Swimmer Crab
- Pseudosesarma glabrum
- Quollastria kapala
- Ryphila cancellus
- Sandythoa samariscii
- Sandythoa tiranga
- Scammarctus batei Soft Locust Lobster
- Scylla olivacea Orange Mud Crab
- Scylla serrata Mud Crab
- Solenocera hextii
- Solenocera rathbuni
- Spelaeomysis cochinensis
- Spelaeomysis longipes
- Sphaeroma annandalei
- Sphaeroma terebrans Mangroveborer
- Squilla empusa West Atlantic Mantis Shrimp
- Thenus orientalis Flathead Lobster
- Thenus unimaculatus DD
- Thranita crenata
- Thuylamea camelus
- Tubuca alcocki Alcock's Fiddler Crab
- Typhlocarcinus kerala
- Urothoe platydactyla
- Vanni gracilis
- Vela carli DD
- Victoriopisa chilkensis
- Victoriopisa cusatensis
- Viridotheres sanguinolariae
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