#pleocyemata

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

i dunno if youve done it before, but what about Cambarellus Diminutus, AKA the least crayfish. Its the smallest crayfish out there with males reaching only 2.5cm and females getting up to 4cm at times, usually only around 3 though.

I love crawdads, thank you for the request!

Have you seen the least crayfish (Cambarellus diminutus)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onFeb 6

The first photo is thanks to Chris Lukhaup!

[wikipediapictures]

Morenas negras (Muraena augusti), franja marina Teno-Rasca, Tenerife, España, 2022-01-09

“Moray eels (Muraena augusti) and a cleaner shrimp (Lysmata grabhami), Teno-Rasca marine strip, Tenerife, Spain. It belongs to the family of moray eel and is endemic of the Canary Islands, Madeira and Azores. It is non-migratory, and dwells at a depth range of 0 to 250 metres (0 to 820 ft), most often at around 0 to 50 metres (0 to 164 ft). Muraena augusti is active during the night and hides in holes or crevices during the day. It can reach up to 100 centimetres (39 in) length and is a carnivore that feeds on small fishes, shrimps and crabs. Like all other moray eels their vision is poor but their sense of smell extraordinary.” - via Wikimedia Commons

[flighty-flycatcher]

📍 Location: Nags Head, North Carolina

🗓 Date: May 23, 2025

🐾 Media: Image

🌿 Species: Ocellate Lady Crab (Ovalipes ocellatus)

📝 Notes: Fast-moving marine crab found along sandy beaches and shallow coastal waters of the western Atlantic. Recognizable by its pale shell covered in circular “eye-like” spots (ocelli) and long legs adapted for rapid sideways movement and shallow burrowing.

Often encountered in surf zones, tidal flats, or just beneath wet sand. Capable of burying itself quickly when disturbed.

Carapace only.

🔗 iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/283457165

[every-day-creechur]

New Zealand scampi Metanephrops challengeri

A small lobster found around the New Zealand coast that is fished for human consumption. It lives in burrows in the sediment, and is prey for ling fish. New Zealand sea lions are sometimes accidentally caught by the scampi fishery.

[birdblues]

Atlantic Ghost Crab

[every-animal]

Common name: Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scientific name: Scyllarides latus

Can be found in: Mediterranean Sea, Eastern Atlantic Ocean

Info: S. latus is a species of slipper lobster that lives in depths of 4-100 metres (13-328 ft), living in mostly sandy or rocky substrates. They prefer to live in areas with more than one exit on the ceilings of caves or within reefs. More than one will share the same shelter. They eat molluscs, limpets, gastropods, mussels, and bivalves. an S. latus can detect its prey under 3.5 cm (1.4 in) of sediment, and will bring it back to its shelter before eating it. They can also east oysters and squid. Their main predator is the Grey Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus). S. Latus is mostly nocturnal since its predators are diurnal (active during the day). S. latus doesn't have claws like true lobsters to protect from predators, so it either clings onto a surface or swims away by "tail flip."

Source(s): X

[birding-with-tortoise]

Fiddler Crab

Sighted at Pulicat lake, Tamil Nadu, India

[unofficial-sean]

Red Rock Crab (Cancer productis)