Crabs & Prawns - Crustacea
Crabs - Brachyura
Milky Fiddler Crab - Austruca lactea Humpback Crab - Chasmagnathus convexus Red-Clawed Crab - Chiromantes haematocheir Orange-Striped Hermit Crab - Clibanarius infraspinatus Blue-Striped Hermit Crab - Clibanarius longitarsus Mitten Crab - Eriocheir sp. Northern Calling Fiddler Crab - Gelasimus borealis Mottled Lightfoot Crab - Grapsus albolineatus Fuzzy Crab - Hemigrapsus penicillatus Macrophthalmus Crab - Macrophthalmus sp. Signalling Crab - Metaplax longipes Purple Climbing Crab - Metopograpsus frontalis Four-Toothed Shore Crab - Metopograpsus quadridentatus Blue Soldier Crab - Mictyris brevidactylus |
Hong Kong South Sea Crab - Nanhaipotamon hongkongense
Sulawesi Crab - Neosarmatium indicum Chinese Ghost Crab - Ocypode sinensis Mudflat Crab - Orisarma dehaani Cherry Red Flower Crab - Orisarma intermedium Chinese Red Flower Crab - Orisarma sinense Pat-Shun's Marsh Crab - Orisarma patshuni Red Clawed Crab - Parasesarma bidens Painted Marsh Crab - Parasesarma pictum Splendid Fiddler Crab - Paraleptuca splendida Porcelain Crab - Petrolisthes sp. Asian Blue Swimming Crab - Portunus pelagicus Sand Bubbler Crab - Scopimera globosa Mud Crab - Scylla paramamosain Blue Swimming Crab - Thalamita sp. Buddish Crab - Tmethypocoelis ceratophora Bowed Fiddler Crab - Tubuca arcuata Varuna Crab - Varuna sp. Round Crab - Xanthidae sp. |
Caridean Shrimps - Caridinae
Vietnamese River Prawn - Macrobrachium vietnamiense Cantonese Shrimp - Caridina cantonensis Isopods - Isopoda Maculated Dryad Pill Woodlouse - Dryadillo maculatus Wharf Roach - Ligia exotica Barnacles - Cirripedia Striped Barnacle - Amphibalanus amphitrite Stalked Barnacle - Capitulum mitella Acorn Barnacle - Tetraclita squamosa |
Crabs - Brachyura
Milky Fiddler Crab 招潮蟹屬 Austruca lactea
Humpback Crab 隆背張口蟹 Chasmagnathus convexus
Red-Clawed Crab 紅螯螳臂蟹 Chiromantes haematocheir
Orange-Striped Hermit Crab 下棘細螯寄居蟹 Clibanarius infraspinatus
Blue-Striped Hermit Crab 長趾細螯寄居蟹 Clibanarius longitarsus
Mitten Crab 絨螯蟹屬 Eriocheir sp.
Northern Calling Fiddler Crab 北方凹指招潮蟹 Gelasimus borealis
Mottled Lightfoot Crab 白紋方蟹 Grapsus albolineatus
Fuzzy Crab 絨毛近方蟹 Hemigrapsus penicillatus
Macrophthalmus Crab Macrophthalmus sp.
Signalling Crab 長足長方蟹 Metaplax longipes / Metaplax tredecim
Purple Climbing Crab Metopograpsus frontalis
Four-Toothed Shore Crab 四齒大額蟹 Metopograpsus quadridentatus
Blue Soldier Crab 短趾和尚蟹 Mictyris brevidactylus
Hong Kong South Sea Crab 香港南海溪蟹 Nanhaipotamon hongkongense
Sulawesi Crab 東印度新脹蟹 Neosarmatium indicum
Chinese Ghost Crab 中華沙蟹 Ocypode sinensis
A large, whitish crab, it spends most of its day in a deep burrow in sand at the top of the shore, emerging at night to scavenge along the shoreline. They have characteristic eyes and a carapace measuring 3-5cm across.
Mudflat Crab 中型仿相手蟹 Orisarma dehaani
Cherry Red Flower Crab 中型東方相手蟹 Orisarma intermedium
Chinese Red Flower Crab 中華東方相手蟹 Orisarma sinense
Pat-Shun's Marsh Crab 帕氏東方相手蟹 Orisarma patshuni
Red Clawed Crab 中華相手蟹 Parasesarma bidens / Paresesarma continentale
These crabs, recognisable by their bright orange-red chelae are abundant in the shallow subtotal region. The square-shaped carapace and strong claws make it look like an armoured soldier.
Painted Marsh Crab 斑點擬相手蟹 Parasesarma pictum
Splendid Fiddler Crab 麗彩招潮蟹 Paraleptuca splendida
A common crab in mangrove areas. The males have one large claw they use for defending their territory and attracting females. They feed with their other claw. Females do not have a large claw.
Asian Blue Swimming Crab 遠海梭子蟹 Portunus pelagicus
Porcelain Crab 岩瓷蟹屬 Petrolisthes sp.
Sand Bubbler Crab 圆球股窗蟹 Scopimera globosa
Green Mud Crab 擬深穴青蟳 Scylla paramamosain
Blue Swimming Crab 短槳蟹屬 Thalamita sp.
Buddish Crab 角眼拜佛蟹 Tmethypocoelis ceratophora
Bowed Fiddler Crab 招潮蟹屬 Tubuca arcuata
Varuna Crab 弓蟹屬 Varuna sp.
Round Crab 扇蟹科 Xanthidae sp.
Caridean Shrimps - Caridinae
Vietnamese River Prawn 沼蝦屬 Macrobrachium vietnamiense
Cantonese Shrimp 廣東米蝦 Caridina cantonensis
Isopods - Isopoda
Maculated Dryad Pill Woodlouse 斑點樹卷蟲 Dryadillo maculatus
Wharf Roach Ligia exotica
Barnacles - Cirripedia
Striped Barnacle 紋藤壺 Amphibalanus amphitrite
Stalked Barnacle 狗爪螺 Capitulum mitella
Very common in Hong Kong, this species of barnacle lives in rock crevices on exposed rocky shores; the stalk is protected down inside the crevice and only the calcareous plates protrude.