Category: Crabs & Hermit Crabs

Species information Scientific name: Orisarma dehaaniJapanese name: クロベンケイガニChinese name: 漢氏東方蟹、漢氏螳臂蟹English name: Orisarma dehaaniOrigin: Japan (from the Pacific coast south of Miyagi and the Sea of Japan coast south of Aomori to the Ryukyu Islands), the Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, the southern coast of China Ecology and description This crab lives in a habitat similar to that… Continue reading Orisarma dehaani

Species information Scientific name: Geograpsus crinipesJapanese name: オオカクレイワガニChinese name: 毛足陸方蟹English name: Pale shore crabOrigin: Japan (Izu Oshima, Ogasawara Islands, Satsuma Peninsula, Ryukyu Islands south of Amami Oshima), Taiwan, Red Sea, east coast of Africa, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean Ecology and description The pale shore crab is a land crab that lives on coasts near the… Continue reading Pale shore crab