Crabs, shrimps and kin of West Bengal
149 crabs, shrimps and kin on the India list have an open record placed in West Bengal.
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.
All crabs, shrimps and kin of West Bengal on the list (149)
- Acetes indicus
- Alpheus chiragricus
- Alpheus euphrosyne Nymph snapping shrimp
- Alpheus hippothoe
- Alpheus lottini Coral Snapping Shrimp
- Alpheus malabaricus
- Aniptumnus neolaevis
- Aniptumnus quadridentatus
- Annina hugliensis
- Annina mannai
- Aristeus alcocki
- Aristeus virilis
- Austruca annulipes Ring-legged Fiddler Crab
- Austruca bengali Bengal Fiddler Crab
- Austruca variegata
- Barytelphusa cunicularis Brown Freshwater Crab DD
- Calappa gallus Rough Box Crab
- Calappa lophos Common Box Crab
- Carcinoplax mistio
- Cardisoma carnifex Brown Land Crab
- Caridina babaulti
- Caridina excavata DD
- Caridina fernandoi
- Caridina gracilipes
- Caridina hodgarti DD
- Charybdis affinis
- Charybdis feriata Coral Swimmer Crab
- Charybdis hellerii Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
- Charybdis quadrimaculata
- Cheiriphotis megacheles
- Cleantioides natalensis Natal Tubesquatter
- Clibanarius clibanarius
- Clibanarius infraspinatus Orange-striped Hermit Crab
- Clibanarius longitarsus Long-legged Hermit Crab
- Clibanarius olivaceus
- Clibanarius padavensis
- Clibanarius striolatus
- Cloridopsis immaculata
- Coenobita violascens Viola Land Hermit Crab
- Cryptopodia angulata
- Cubaris murina Little Sea Pill Woodlouse
- Cymo melanodactylus
- Dardanus hessii
- Demaorchestia alanensis
- Diogenes costatus
- Diogenes investigatoris
- Diogenes miles
- Diogenes rectimanus
- Doclea muricata
- Dorippoides facchino
- Dotilla blanfordi
- Dotilla fraternalis
- Dotilla intermedia
- Dotilla myctiroides Asian Soldier Crab
- Dotillopsis brevitarsis
- Eodemus hastatoides
- Episesarma mederi Thai Vinegar Crab
- Episesarma versicolor Violet Vinegar Crab
- Eurycarcinus bengalensis
- Eurycarcinus natalensis
- Eutrichocheles modestus
- Faxonius virilis Virile Crayfish
- Galene bispinosa
- Gelasimus borealis Northern Calling Fiddler Crab
- Grapsus albolineatus Mottled Lightfoot Crab
- Harpiosquilla harpax
- Harpiosquilla raphidea
- Heteropanope glabra
- Hexapinus clivus
- Leucosia craniolaris
- Ligia exotica Wharf Louse
- Liotelphusa gageii
- Lupocycloporus innominatus
- Macrobrachium agwi DD
- Macrobrachium carcinus Bigclaw River Shrimp
- Macrobrachium equidens Furrytip Estuarine Prawn
- Macrobrachium hendersoni
- Macrobrachium idae Ida's River Prawn
- Macrobrachium lamarrei Kuncho river prawn
- Macrobrachium rosenbergii Giant river prawn
- Macrobrachium rude Hairy River Prawn
- Macrobrachium villosimanus Dimua river prawn
- Macrophthalmus brevis
- Macrophthalmus erato
- Macrophthalmus transversus
- Matuta planipes Flower Moon Crab
- Matuta victor Common Moon Crab
- Menippe rumphii Maroon Stone Crab
- Metapenaeus brevicornis Yellow shrimp
- Metaplax crenulata
- Metaplax dentipes
- Metaplax indica
- Metasesarma obesum Mottled Crab
- Metopograpsus latifrons
- Mictyris brevidactylus
- Mierspenaeopsis hardwickii
- Miyakella nepa
- Monomia gladiator
- Nerocila exocoeti
- Nerocila serra
- Ocypode brevicornis Horn-eyed Ghost Crab
- Ocypode ceratophthalmus Horned Ghost Crab Complex
- Ocypode macrocera Red Ghost Crab
- Ocypode pallidula Pallid Ghost Crab
- Oratosquillina interrupta
- Ovilyra fuliginosa
- Panulirus ornatus Ornate Spiny Lobster
- Panulirus polyphagus mud spiny lobster
- Parapenaeopsis stylifera Kiddi shrimp
- Parasesarma melissa
- Parasesarma onychophorum
- Parasesarma pictum
- Parthenope longimanus
- Penaeus canaliculatus Witch Prawn
- Penaeus indicus redleg banana prawn
- Penaeus monodon giant tiger prawn
- Penaeus semisulcatus Green tiger prawn
- Petalomera indica
- Petrolisthes tanmayi
- Petrolisthes tomentosus
- Philyra globus
- Philyra scabriuscula
- Pilumnus vespertilio common hairy crab
- Porcellio laevis Swift Woodlouse
- Porcellio scaber Common Rough Woodlouse
- Porcellionides pruinosus Powder Blue Isopod
- Portunus pelagicus Asian Blue Swimming Crab
- Portunus sanguinolentus Three-spotted Swimmer Crab
- Probopyrus prashadi
- Punctiomon sikkimense
- Quadrivisio bengalensis
- Rhopalophthalmus egregius
- Rocinela orientalis
- Saron marmoratus Marbled Shrimp
- Sartoriana spinigera
- Scylla olivacea Orange Mud Crab
- Scylla paramamosain green mud crab
- Scylla serrata Mud Crab
- Solenocera choprai
- Squilla mantis Spot-tail Mantis Shrimp
- Tachaea spongillicola
- Talorchestia buensis
- Thalamita poissonii
- Trapezia bidentata Rusty Guard Crab
- Tritodynamia bengalensis
- Tubuca acuta Acute Fiddler Crab
- Tubuca alcocki Alcock's Fiddler Crab
- Tubuca rosea Rose Fiddler Crab
- Varuna litterata Varuna Crab
Crabs, shrimps and kin elsewhere
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Other species of West Bengal
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