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Crustaceans

479 species

Brown Shrimp

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,094
Scientific name
Crangon crangon

Common Prawn

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,854
Scientific name
Palaemon serratus

Aesop Shrimp

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,474
Scientific name
Pandalus montagui

Dwarf swimming crab

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,342
Scientific name
Liocarcinus pusillus

Montagu's Crab

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,259
Scientific name
Xantho hydrophilus

Great Spider Crab

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,252
Scientific name
Hyas araneus

Circular crab

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,199
Scientific name
Atelecyclus rotundatus

Urothoe marina

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
2,097
Group
Crustaceans

Demon Shrimp

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
2,066
Scientific name
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes

Mud shrimp

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,001
Scientific name
Corophium volutator

Bristly Crab

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,825
Scientific name
Pilumnus hirtellus

Scorpion Spider Crab

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,747
Scientific name
Inachus dorsettensis

Volcano Barnacle

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,653
Scientific name
Perforatus perforatus

Common Sea Slater

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,560
Scientific name
Ligia oceanica