27 June 2026

Pandalus danae - Coonstripe shrimp

Pandalus danae  Stimpson, 1857

Coonstripe shrimp 

Synonym: Dock shrimp

Tyee Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada, 25-7-2012. Crop of next photo.

Tyee Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada, 25-7-2012. 

26 June 2026

Ocypode ceratophthalmus - Horn-eyed ghost crab - Gehoornde spookkrab

Ocypode ceratophthalmus  (Pallas, 1772)

Horn-eyed ghost crab - Gehoornde  spookkrab

Synonym: Horned ghost crab


Kandooma - beach, Maldives, 14-1-2010. Specimen A.

Kandooma - beach, Maldives, 14-1-2010. Specimen A.

Kandooma - beach, Maldives, 14-1-2010. 

Kandooma - beach, Maldives, 14-1-2010. Specimen B.

Kandooma - beach, Maldives, 14-1-2010. Specimen B.

Koh Yao Noi - beach of The Paradise, Thailand, 21-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 21-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 21-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 21-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 23-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 21-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 21-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 23-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 23-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 23-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 23-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 23-10-2007.

Koh Yao Noi, Phang Nga bay, beach of the Paradise, Thailand, 24-10-2007.

Click here for a post about this crab on Mick's Marine Biology.

24 June 2026

Scyra acutifrons - Sharpnose crab

Scyra acutifrons  Dana, 1851

Sharpnose crab

Neck Point, Vancouver Island, Canada, 26-7-2012. Juvenile or female.

22 June 2026

Eualus cranchii - Waaiergarnaal

Eualus cranchii  (Leach, 1817)

Waaiergarnaal  

Synonym: Thoralus cranchii

Flaauwers Inlaag, the Netherlands, 2-7-2016. In vitro photo specimen A, L: 20 mm, 6-7-2016.

Flaauwers Inlaag, the Netherlands, 2-7-2016. In vitro photo specimen A, 6-7-2016.

Flaauwers Inlaag, the Netherlands, 2-7-2016. In vitro photo specimen A, 6-7-2016.

Flaauwers Inlaag, the Netherlands, 2-7-2016. In vitro photo specimen A, 6-7-2016.

Flaauwers Inlaag, the Netherlands, 2-7-2016. In vitro photo specimen A, 6-7-2016.

Flaauwers Inlaag, the Netherlands, 2-7-2016. In vitro photo specimen A, 6-7-2016.

Flaauwers Inlaag, the Netherlands, 2-7-2016. In vitro photo specimen A, 6-7-2016.

Zoetersbout, the Netherlands, 23-4-2014. Specimen B on Haliclona xena  (Paarse buisjesspons).

Zoetersbout, the Netherlands, 23-4-2014. Specimen B on Haliclona xena  (Paarse buisjesspons).

Zoetersbout, the Netherlands, 27-3-2015.

Zoetersbout, the Netherlands, 27-3-2015.

Zoetersbout, the Netherlands, 21-7-2015.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 5-2-2016. Specimen C.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 5-2-2016. Specimen C.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 4-4-2017.

Watervalletje, the Netherlands, 9-10-2017.

13 June 2026

Chama gryphoides - Jewel box - Rechtsdraaiende juwelendoos

Chama gryphoides  Linnaeus, 1758

Jewel box - Rechtsdraaiende juwelendoos

Tamariu - housereef, Costa Brava, Spain, 5-6-2015. With Striarca lactea  (Milky-white ark - Melkwitte arkschelp).

Strada Costiera, Trieste, Italy, 8-9-2016.

Striarca lactea - Milky-white ark - Melkwitte arkschelp

Striarca lactea  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Milky-white ark - Melkwitte arkschelp

Jacobahaven, the Netherlands, 16-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, L: 15.2 mm, 9-6-2026.

Jacobahaven, the Netherlands, 16-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 9-6-2026.

Jacobahaven, the Netherlands, 16-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 9-6-2026.

Jacobahaven, the Netherlands, 16-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 9-6-2026.

Jacobahaven, the Netherlands, 16-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 9-6-2026.

Jacobahaven, the Netherlands, 16-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 9-6-2026.

Jacobahaven, the Netherlands, 16-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 9-6-2026.

Tamariu - housereef, Costa Brava, Spain, 5-6-2015. With Chama gryphoides  (Jewel box - Rechtsdraaiende juwelendoos).

09 June 2026

Processa edulis - Nika shrimp - Dikke nikagarnaal

Processa edulis  (Risso, 1816)

Nika shrimp - Dikke nikagarnaal

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, female with eggs, length from tail end to tip of rostrum 41 mm, 1-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 1-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 1-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 9-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 9-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 7-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 7-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 7-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 1-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 1-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 7-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 31-5-2026. In vitro photo specimen A, 7-6-2026.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 11-6-2026. Female specimen B with eggs.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 11-6-2026. Female specimen B.

Zeelandbrug, the Netherlands, 11-6-2026. Female specimen B.