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Crustaceans

Crustaceans

Crustaceans include Crabs, Lobsters, Barnacles, Krill, Crayfish and Shrimp. Most crustaceans (Crustacea) live in the ocean but some such as Woodlice live on land (Terrestrial), others live on their hosts (Parasitic). Examples include Fish Lice and Tongue Worms. Barnacles are also a form of Crustaceans but are sessile which means that they do not move about.

Red Hairy Lobster	Yellow Crab	Shore Crab
European Spiny Lobster	Decorator Crab	Bamboo Shrimp
Ghost Shrimp	Cleaner Shrimp	Sexy Shrimp
Horseshoe Crab	Dublin Bay Prawn	Amano Shrimp
Emerald Crab	Porcelain Crab	Red King Crab
Red Clawed Crab	Orange Bee Shrimp	Red Shrimp

Crustacean Information and Facts

There are 44,000 different species of Crustaceans, most of them live in the sea (marine) but some are freshwater and others live on land. All Crustaceans have an exoskeleton which doesn’t grow so must be moulted for them to grow.

Crustaceans include Crabs, Lobsters, Barnacles, Krill, Crayfish and Shrimp. Most crustaceans (Crustacea) live in the ocean and are referred to as marine but some such as Woodlice live on land (Terrestrial), others live on their hosts (Parasitic). Examples of parasitic crustaceans include Fish Lice and Tongue Worms. Barnacles are also a form of Crustaceans but are sessile which means that they do not move about.

Crustacean Facts
Did you know...

- The largest crustacean in the world is the Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)

- Copepods are small crustaceans, between 0.5mm and 5mm in length, one is even named Cyclops after the one-eyed giant of mythology

- Lobsters have the ability to regenerate body (autotomy) parts that they loose, for example in order to escape a predator they can shed a claw, leg or antennae

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Did The colours, shapes and sizes of individual fishes varies enormously - you really need excellent quality pictures or photographs to assist in the identification process. A combination of the number of fins and their characteristics, color, scale counts, general features, maximum length and distribution are used during a species identification process. The species detailed on this website are Tropical, Saltwater, Aquarium , Marine , Pet , Pond, Clown, Koi, Beta (Betta), Gold Fish (Goldfish), Star, Angel, Puffer, Discus, Piranha, Rainbow, Parrot, Crustaceans, Sea Anemones and Coral..

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