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Crustaceans

479 species

Chinese Mitten Crab

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,519
Scientific name
Eriocheir sinensis

Speckled Sea Louse

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,485
Scientific name
Eurydice pulchra

Rough barnacle

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,451
Scientific name
Balanus balanus

Arctic Lyre Crab

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,353
Scientific name
Hyas coarctatus

Nebalia bipes

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,191
Group
Crustaceans

Sand digger shrimp

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,187
Scientific name
Bathyporeia pelagica

Slender Spider Crab

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
1,100
Scientific name
Macropodia tenuirostris

Angular Crab

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,046
Scientific name
Goneplax rhomboides

Pennant's nut crab

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,026
Scientific name
Ebalia tuberosa

Spiny Lobster

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
979
Scientific name
Palinurus elephas

Aora gracilis

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
961
Group
Crustaceans

Woolly hermit crab

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
881
Scientific name
Pagurus cuanensis

Doll Eualid

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
869
Scientific name
Eualus pusiolus

Chamaeleon prawn

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
851
Scientific name
Hippolyte varians