swap_horiz Pom Pom Crab Alternatives

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Mud Crab

The mud crab, scientifically known as *Portunidae*, is a large crustacean inhabiting mangrove and estuarine environments...

Mangrove Large Edible Indo Pacific

9.2 Excellent

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Blue Swimming Crab

The blue swimming crab, commonly identified as Portunus pelagicus, is a marine swimming crab of the Indo-Pacific region...

Commercial Large Edible Indo Pacific

8.6 Great

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Teddy Bear Crab

The Teddy Bear Crab (*Polydectus cupulifer*) is a small marine crustacean belonging to the family Xanthidae, found in th...

Small Reef Symbiotic Indo Pacific

7.8 Good

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Shame-faced Crab

The Shame-faced Crab, belonging to the family Calappidae, is a marine crustacean found in tropical and subtropical water...

Marine Burrowing Sandy Indo Pacific

7.8 Good

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Scarlet King Crab

The scarlet king crab is a deep-sea species found in the North Pacific Ocean, distinguished by its bright red coloration...

Small Pacific Deep Sea Lithodidae

7.6 Good

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Arrow Crab

The arrow crab is a common name applied especially to Stenorhynchus seticornis, a long-legged marine crab found in the w...

Small Reef Caribbean Aquarium

7.5 Good

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Mosaic Reef Crab

The Mosaic Reef Crab is a small marine crustacean widespread in the Indo-Pacific region, belonging to the family Xanthid...

Reef Toxic Colorful Indo Pacific

7.5 Good

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Horned Ghost Crab

The horned ghost crab is Ocypode ceratophthalmus, a ghost crab found on sandy shores across much of the Indo-Pacific. Ad...

Nocturnal Intertidal Sandy Indo Pacific

7.3 Good

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Strawberry Crab

The strawberry crab is Neoliomera pubescens, a small xanthid crab of the Indo-Pacific. It is identified by a bright pink...

Small Reef Colorful Indo Pacific

7.3 Good

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Banana Fiddler Crab

The banana fiddler crab is a small, brightly colored crustacean native to the mangroves of northern Australia, where mal...

Small Mangrove Intertidal Indo Pacific

7.1 Good

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Elbow Crab

The Elbow Crab is a marine crustacean of the family Parthenopidae, distinguished by its distinctly angular, heavily armo...

Reef Marine Unusual Indo Pacific

7.0 Good

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Coral Crab

The name coral crab commonly refers to small trapeziid crabs that live in close association with branching reef-building...

Small Reef Symbiotic Indo Pacific

6.9 Fair

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Harlequin Swimming Crab

The harlequin swimming crab is a small portunid crab of tropical Indo-Pacific waters. It is recognized for its contrasti...

Reef Marine Colorful Indo Pacific

6.8 Fair

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Red Coral Crab

The Red Coral Crab is a small, brightly colored crustacean that resides exclusively in branching coral heads, utilizing...

Reef Large Colorful Indo Pacific

6.8 Fair

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Cryptic Teardrop Crab

The Cryptic Teardrop Crab is a small marine crustacean belonging to the Majidae family, commonly found in the coral reef...

Small Reef Marine Pacific

6.7 Fair

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Mangrove Fiddler Crab

The mangrove fiddler crab is a common name for small intertidal fiddler crabs living in tropical mangrove forests and mu...

Small Mangrove Intertidal Indo Pacific

6.7 Fair

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Batwing Coral Crab

The batwing coral crab is a tropical Indo-Pacific reef crab commonly associated with Carpilius maculatus. Its rounded, s...

Reef Marine Colorful Indo Pacific

6.5 Fair

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Hairy Shore Crab

The Hairy Shore Crab is a small marine crustacean common to the rocky shores of Europe, distinguished by the dense, bris...

Small Marine Atlantic Intertidal

5.8 Mediocre

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Pebble Crab

Pebble crab is a common name used for several marine crabs rather than for one universally defined species. It often ref...

Small Marine Sandy Indo Pacific

4.6 Poor

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Coral Gall Crab

Coral gall crab is a common name for small brachyuran crabs in the family Cryptochiridae, rather than for one single spe...

Tiny Reef Indo Pacific Parasitic

4.2 Poor