# List of Atlantic decapod species

This is a list of decapod crustaceans found in the North and South Atlantic Oceans.

## Dendrobranchiata

* Acetes americanus
* Artemesia longinaris
* Aristaeomorpha foliacea
* Farfantepenaeus aztecus
* Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis
* Farfantepenaeus duorarum
* Farfantepenaeus notialis – Southern pink shrimp
* Farfantepenaeus paulensis
* Hadropenaeus affinis
* Hadropenaeus modestus
* Litopenaeus schmitti
* Litopenaeus setiferus
* Lucifer faxoni
* Lucifer typus
* Mesopenaeus tropicalis
* Metapenaeopsis goodei
* Parapenaeus americanus
* Parapenaeus politus
* Peisos petrunkevitchi
* Penaeopsis serrata
* Pleoticus muelleri
* Pleoticus robustus
* Philocheras gorei
* Plesionika edwardsii
* Plesionika martia
* Plesionika tenuipes
* Plesionika willisi
* Rimapenaeus constrictus
* Sicyonia brevirostris
* Sicyonia burkenroadi
* Sicyonia dorsalis
* Sicyonia laevigata
* Sicyonia laevigata
* Sicyonia parri
* Sicyonia parri
* Sicyonia stimpsoni
* Sicyonia typica
* Solenocera atlantidis
* Solenocera necopina
* Solenocera vioscai
* Xiphopenaeus kroyeri

## Caridea

* Alpheus angulosus
* Alpheus armillatus
* Alpheus estuariensis
* Alpheus formosus
* Alpheus heterochaelis
* Alpheus intrinsecus
* Alpheus normanni
* Anchistioides antiguensis
* Automate dolichognatha
* Automate evermanni
* Brachycarpus biunguiculatus
* Bythocaris nana
* Crangon crangon
* Crangon septemspinosa
* Discias atlanticus
* Discias vernbergi
* Exhippolysmata oplophoroides
* Gnathophyllum modestum
* Heterocarpus ensifer
* Hippolyte coerulescens
* Hippolyte obliquimanus
* Hippolyte pleuracanthus
* Hippolyte zostericola
* Latreutes fucorum
* Latreutes parvulus
* Leander tenuicornis
* Leptalpheus forceps
* Leptochela bermudensis
* Leptochela carinata
* Leptochela papulata
* Leptochela serratorbita
* Lysmata intermedia
* Lysmata rathbunae
* Lysmata wurdemanni
* Macrobrachium acanthurus
* Macrobrachium carcinus
* Macrobrachium ohione
* Macrobrachium olfersii
* Merhippolyte americana
* Neopontonides beaufortensis
* Nikoides schmitti
* Ogyrides alphaerostris
* Ogyrides hayi
* Palaemon serratus
* Palaemonetes intermedius
* Palaemonetes pugio
* Palaemonetes vulgaris
* Pandalus borealis
* Pantomus parvulus
* Periclimenaeus ascidiarum
* Periclimenaeus atlanticus
* Periclimenaeus schmitti
* Periclimenaeus wilsoni
* Periclimenes americanus
* Periclimenes iridescens
* Periclimenes longicaudatus
* Periclimenes pedersoni
* Periclimenes yucatanicus – spotted cleaner shrimp
* Pontonia domestica
* Pontonia manningi
* Pontophilus brevirostris
* Processa bermudensis
* Processa guyanae
* Processa hemphilli
* Processa profunda
* Processa tenuipes
* Processa vicina
* Synalpheus apioceros
* Synalpheus fritzmuelleri
* Synalpheus longicarpus
* Synalpheus minus
* Synalpheus pectiniger
* Synalpheus townsendi
* Thor dobkini
* Thor floridanus
* Thor manningi
* Tozeuma carolinense
* Tozeuma serratum
* Trachycaris rugosa
* Typton vulcanus
* Xiphocaris elongata

## Stenopodidea

* Stenopus hispidus
* Stenopus scutellatus

## Spiny lobsters and allies

* Arctides guineensis
* Jasus lalandii – Cape rock lobster
* Jasus tristani – Tristan rock lobster
* Justitia longimanus
* Palinurellus gundlachi
* Palinurus charlestoni
* Palinurus elephas – European spiny lobster
* Palinurus mauritanicus
* Palinustus truncatus
* Panulirus argus
* Panulirus echinatus
* Panulirus guttatus
* Panulirus laevicauda
* Panulirus regius
* Parribacus antarcticus
* Projasus parkeri
* Scyllarides aequinoctialis
* Scyllarides brasiliensis
* Scyllarides deceptor
* Scyllarides delfosi
* Scyllarides herklotsii
* Scyllarides latus
* Scyllarides nodifer
* Scyllarus americanus
* Scyllarus arctus
* Scyllarus chacei
* Scyllarus depressus
* Scyllarus pygmaeus

## Axiidea and Gebiidea

* Acanthaxius hirsutimanus
* Axius armatus
* Axius serratus
* Biffarius biformis
* Biffarius fragilis
* Calaxius jenneri
* Callianassa subterranea
* Calliapagurops charcoti
* Callichirus major
* Calocaris templemani
* Cheramus marginatus
* Gilvossius setimanus
* Lepidophthalmus turneranus
* Naushonia crangonoides
* Necallianassa berylae
* Paraxiopsis gracilimana
* Pestarella tyrrhena
* Upogebia affinis
* Upogebia deltaura
* Upogebia pusilla
* Vulcanocalliax arutyunovi

## Lobsters

* Acanthacaris caeca
* Eunephrops bairdii
* Eunephrops cadenasi
* Eunephrops manningi
* Homarus americanus – American lobster
* Homarus gammarus – European lobster
* Metanephrops binghami – Caribbean lobster
* Metanephrops rubellus
* Nephropides caribaeus
* Nephrops norvegicus – Norway lobster
* Nephropsis aculeata
* Nephropsis agassizii
* Nephropsis atlantica
* Nephropsis neglecta
* Nephropsis rosea
* Thaumastocheles zaleucus
* Thymops birsteini
* Thymopsis nilenta

## Hermit crabs and allies

* Albunea catherinae
* Albunea gibbesii
* Anisopagurus hopkinsi
* Cancellus ornatus
* Catapagurus sharreri
* Clibanarius erythropus
* Clibanarius tricolor
* Clibanarius vittatus
* Dardanus fucosus
* Dardanus insignis
* Diogenes pugilator – Small hermit crab
* Emerita benedicti
* Emerita talpoida – Atlantic sand crab
* Euceramus praelongus
* Eumunida picta
* Galathea intermedia
* Galathea rostrata
* Galathea strigosa
* Goreopagurus piercei
* Hemipagurus gracilis
* Iridopagurus reticulates
* Lepidopa websteri
* Lithodes maja – Norway king crab
* Loxopagurus loxochelis
* Manucomplanus ungulatus
* Megalobrachium soriatum
* Munida angulata
* Munida forceps
* Munida iris
* Munida irrasa
* Munida longipes
* Munida pusilla
* Munida spinifrons
* Munida valida
* Pachycheles pilosus
* Pachycheles rugimanus
* Paguristes hummi
* Paguristes lymani
* Paguristes moorei
* Paguristes sericeus
* Paguristes spinipes
* Paguristes tortugae
* Paguristes triangulatus
* Pagurus acadianus
* Pagurus annulipes
* Pagurus bernhardus – European hermit crab
* Pagurus brevidactylus
* Pagurus carolinensis
* Pagurus defensus
* Pagurus impressus
* Pagurus longicarpus – long-clawed hermit crab
* Pagurus maclaughlinae
* Pagurus politus
* Pagurus pollicaris – flat-clawed hermit crab
* Pagurus prideaux
* Pagurus stimpsoni
* Paralithodes platypus – blue king crab
* Paralomis africana
* Parapagurus pilosimanus
* Petrochirus diogenes
* Petrolisthes armatus
* Petrolisthes galathinus
* Phimochirus holthuisi
* Pisidia longicornis
* Polyonyx gibbesi
* Porcellana platycheles
* Porcellana sayana
* Porcellana sigsbeiana
* Pylopagurus discoidalis
* Rhodochirus rosaceus
* Sympagurus pictus
* Tomopaguropsis problematica
* Tomopagurus cokeri
* Tomopagurus wassi

## Crabs

* Acanthilia intermedia
* Acanthocarpus alexandri
* Achaeus cranchii
* Aepinus septemspinosus
* Allactea lithostrota
* Anasimus latus
* Anomalothir furcillatus
* Arachnopsis filipes
* Arenaeus cribrarius
* Armases cinereum
* Atelecyclus rotundatus – circular crab
* Atelecyclus undecimdentatus
* Austinixa cristata
* Bathynectes longipes
* Bathynectes longispina
* Bathynectes maravigna
* Batrachonotus fragosus
* Bellia picta
* Calappa flammea
* Calappa ocellata
* Calappa sulcata
* Calappa tortugae
* Callidactylus asper
* Callinectes bocourti
* Callinectes danae
* Callinectes exasperatus
* Callinectes larvatus
* Callinectes marginatus – sharptooth swimcrab
* Callinectes ornatus
* Callinectes sapidus – blue crab
* Callinectes similis
* Cancer bellianus
* Cancer borealis – Jonah crab
* Cancer irroratus – Atlantic rock crab
* Cancer pagurus – edible crab
* Carcinus maenas – European shore crab
* Cardisoma guanhumi – blue land crab
* Carpoporus papulosus
* Celatopesia concava
* Chaceon fenneri – golden crab
* Clythrocerus granulatus
* Clythrocerus nitidus
* Coelocerus spinosus
* Collodes robustus
* Collodes trispinosus
* Corystes cassivelaunus
* Cronius ruber
* Cronius tumidulus
* Cryptosoma balguerii
* Cyclozodion tuberatum
* Deilocerus perpusillus
* Dissodactylus crinitichelis
* Dissodactylus mellitae
* Domecia acanthophora
* Dorhynchus thomsoni
* Dromia erythropus
* Dromia personata
* Dyspanopeus sayi
* Dyspanopeus texanus
* Ebalia cariosa
* Ebalia cranchii
* Ebalia stimpsonii
* Ebalia tuberosa
* Ebalia tumefacta
* Epialtus bituberculatus
* Epialtus dilatatus
* Eriphia gonagra
* Eriphia verrucosa
* Ethusa americana
* Ethusa microphthalma
* Ethusa tenuipes
* Euchirograpsus americanus
* Euprognatha rastellifera
* Eurynome aspera
* Eurynome spinosa
* Eurypanopeus abbreviatus
* Eurypanopeus depressus
* Euryplax nitida
* Eurytium limosum
* Frevillea hirsuta
* Gemmotheres chamae
* Geryon tridens
* Glyptoplax smithii
* Glyptoxanthus erosus
* Goneplax rhomboides
* Goneplax sigsbei
* Hemigrapsus penicillatus
* Hemus cristulipes
* Hepatus epheliticus
* Hepatus pudibundus
* Heterocrypta granulata
* Hexapanopeus angustifrons
* Hexapanopeus paulensis
* Homola barbata
* Homola minima
* Hyas araneus – great spider crab
* Hyas coarctatus
* Hypoconcha arcuata
* Hypoconcha parasitica
* Hypoconcha spinosissima
* Iliacantha subglobosa
* Inachoides forceps
* Inachus dorsettensis – scorpion spider crab
* Inachus leptochirus
* Inachus phalangium
* Latreillia elegans
* Libinia dubia
* Libinia emarginata – portly spider crab
* Liocarcinus corrugatus
* Liocarcinus depurator
* Liocarcinus holsatus
* Liocarcinus marmoreus – marbled swimming crab
* Liocarcinus navigator
* Liocarcinus pusillus
* Liocarcinus vernalis – vernal crab
* Lobopilumnus agassizii
* Lysirude nitidus
* Macrocoeloma camptocerum
* Macrocoeloma eutheca
* Macrocoeloma septemspinosum
* Macrocoeloma trispinosum
* Macropipus tuberculatus
* Macropodia deflexa
* Macropodia linaresi
* Macropodia parva
* Macropodia rostrata
* Macropodia tenuirostris
* Maja squinado – European spider crab
* Melybia thalamita
* Menippe adina – Gulf stone crab
* Menippe mercenaria – Florida stone crab
* Menippe nodifrons
* Mesorhoea sexspinosa
* Metoporhaphis calcarata
* Micropanope nuttingi
* Micropanope pusilla
* Micropanope sculptipes
* Micropanope urinator
* Microphrys antillensis
* Microphrys bicornutus
* Mithraculus forceps
* Mithraculus sculptus
* Mithrax cornutus
* Mithrax hispidus
* Mithrax spinosissimus
* Mithrax verrucosus
* Monodaeus couchi
* Moreiradromia antillensis
* Myropsis quinquespinosa
* Nanoplax xanthiformis
* Necora puber – velvet crab
* Neopanope packardii – Florida grassflat crab
* Neopilumnoplax americana
* Nibilia antilocapra
* Ocypode quadrata – Atlantic ghost crab
* Osachila semilevis
* Osachila tuberosa
* Ovalipes ocellatus – lady crab
* Ovalipes stephensoni
* Pachygrapsus transversus
* Palicus alternatus
* Palicus faxoni
* Palicus sica
* Panopeus herbstii – Atlantic mud crab
* Panopeus obesus
* Panopeus occidentalis
* Panoplax depressa
* Paractaea rufopunctata
* Parapinnixa bouvieri
* Parapinnixa hendersoni
* Paromola cuvieri
* Parthenope agona
* Pelia mutica
* Percnon gibbesi
* Persephona mediterranea
* Pilumnus dasypodus
* Pilumnus floridanus
* Pilumnus hirtellus
* Pilumnus lacteus
* Pilumnus pannosus
* Pilumnus sayi
* Pilumnus spinifer
* Pinnaxodes floridensis
* Pinnixa chaetopterana
* Pinnixa cylindrica
* Pinnixa floridana
* Pinnixa lunzi
* Pinnixa retinens
* Pinnixa sayana
* Pinnotheres pinnotheres
* Pinnotheres pisum – pea crab
* Pirimela denticulata
* Pisa armata
* Pisa tetraodon
* Pitho lherminieri
* Plagusia depressa
* Planes minutus
* Platylambrus fraterculus
* Platylambrus granulata
* Platylambrus pourtalesii
* Platylambrus serratus
* Podochela gracilipes
* Podochela riisei
* Podochela sidneyi
* Polybius henslowii
* Portumnus latipes
* Portunus anceps
* Portunus depressifrons
* Portunus floridanus
* Portunus gibbesii
* Portunus ordwayi
* Portunus sayi
* Portunus spinicarpus
* Achelous spinimanus
* Portunus ventralis
* Pseudomedaeus agassizii
* Pseudomedaeus distinctus
* Pyromaia arachna
* Pyromaia cuspidata
* Ranilia constricta
* Ranilia muricata
* Raninoides loevis
* Rhithropanopeus harrisii – white-tipped mud crab
* Rochinia crassa
* Rochinia tanneri
* Rochinia umbonata
* Sesarma reticulatum – heavy marsh crab
* Solenolambrus tenellus
* Solenolambrus typicus
* Speloeophorus elevatus
* Speloeophorus nodosus
* Speloeophorus pontifer
* Speocarcinus carolinensis – Carolinian squareback crab
* Sphenocarcinus corrosus
* Stenocionops furcata
* Stenocionops furcata
* Stenocionops spinimana
* Stenocionops spinosissima
* Stenorhynchus seticornis
* Stenorhynchus yangi
* Symethis variolosa
* Tetraxanthus rathbunae
* Thalassoplax angusta
* Thia scutellata – thumbnail crab
* Tumidotheres maculatus
* Tyche emarginata
* Uca minax
* Uca pugilator
* Uca pugnax
* Uca tangeri
* Uhlias limbatus
* Xaiva biguttata
* Xantho hydrophilus
* Xantho pilipes
* Xantho poressa
* Xantho sexdentatus
* Zaops ostreum – oyster crab