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    • Decapoda

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maractwin

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Apr 20, 2013 11:46 AM EDT

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maractwin

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Apr 20, 2013 11:40 AM EDT

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What

Wire Coral Crab Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

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maractwin

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Apr 20, 2013 09:46 AM EDT

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Painted Spiny Lobster Panulirus versicolor

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maractwin

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Apr 20, 2013 09:26 AM EDT

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maractwin

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Apr 20, 2013 09:10 AM EDT

Description

With Gorgeous Shrimpgoby, Amblyeleotris wheeleri.

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maractwin

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Apr 20, 2013 08:54 AM EDT

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Orangutan Crabs Genus Oncinopus

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maractwin

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Apr 20, 2013 08:46 AM EDT

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Sand Shrimp Crangon septemspinosa

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yasingi

Date

May 17, 2013

Description

caught in a sane net; pretty active little creature (4-5 cm)

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Humpback Prawn Metapenaeopsis lamellata

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maractwin

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Apr 19, 2013 07:03 PM EDT

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maractwin

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Apr 19, 2013 07:02 PM EDT

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maractwin

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Apr 19, 2013 06:46 PM EDT

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Spiny Tiger Shrimp Phyllognathia ceratophthalma

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maractwin

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Apr 19, 2013 06:42 PM EDT
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Description from Wikipedia

The decapods or Decapoda (literally "ten-footed") are an order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, including many familiar groups, such as crayfish, crabs, lobsters, prawns and shrimp. Most decapods are scavengers. It is estimated that the order contains nearly 15,000 species in around 2,700 genera, with approximately 3,300 fossil species. Nearly half of these species are crabs, with the shrimp (c. 3000 species) and Anomura (including hermit crabs, porcelain crabs, squat lobsters: c. 2500 species), making up the...

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