Scientific Name: – Homarus americanus The American lobster, Homarus americanus, is a species of lobster found on the Atlantic coast of North America, chiefly from Labrador...
Scientific Name: – Callinectes sapidus Callinectes sapidus (from the Greek calli- = “beautiful”, nectes = “swimmer”, and Latin sapidus = “savory”), the blue crab, Atlantic blue...
Scientific Name: – Nephropidae Clawed lobsters comprise a family (Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails, and live...
Scientific Name: – Brachyura Crabs are decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura, which typically have a very short projecting “tail” (abdomen), usually entirely hidden under the...
Scientific Name: – Astacidea CrayfishŚćäóń also called crawfish or crawdadsŚćäóń are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are related; taxonomically, they are members of...
Scientific Name: – Crustaceans (Crustacea) form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish,...
Scientific Name: – Cancer magister The Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister (formerly Cancer magister), is a species of crab that inhabits eelgrass beds and water bottoms on...
Scientific Name: – Nephrops norvegicus Nephrops norvegicus, known variously as the Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, langoustine (compare langostino) or scampi, is a slim, orange-pink lobster...
Scientific Name: – Paralithodes camtschaticus The red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus, is a species of king crab native to the Bering Sea. It grows to a...
Scientific Name: – Caridea The term shrimp is used to refer to some decapod crustaceans, although the exact animals covered can vary. Used broadly, it may...