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Munida gregaria, commonly known as the swarming squat lobster, is a species of marine decapod crustacean native to the Southern Hemisphere. The animal is predominantly found in the cold coastal waters around New Zealand and southern South America. It is highly notable for its behavioral adaptation o...
The pelagic red crab (Pleuroncodes planipes) is a species of squat lobster found predominantly in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California. The species is uniquely adapted to a free-swimming oceanic lifestyle, spending much of its life cycle in the water column rather than strictly...
The Chilean squat lobster, Pleuroncodes monodon, is a squat lobster in the family Munididae found in the southeastern Pacific along the coast of South America. It is a decapod crustacean rather than a true lobster and may occur in dense aggregations over the continental shelf and upper slope. The sp...
The rugose squat lobster, Munida rugosa, is a marine decapod crustacean found in the cold waters of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and is recognized by its distinctly spiny carapace.
John's squat lobster, Cervimunida johni, is a small marine crustacean inhabiting the eastern Pacific Ocean and is frequently caught as bycatch in regional deep-sea prawn fisheries.
