Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Ringeye Hermit Crab
Iridopagurus sp. 1
Ringeye Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Iridopagurus sp. 1
Size: Up to 0.25 in. (0.5 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Caribbean
Note: Undescribed species
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Anomura (Infraorder)
      └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
       └Paguridae (Family)
        └Iridopagurus (Genus)

Crustaceans
Right-Handed Hermits

Ringeye Hermit Crab

Shortfinger Hermit Crab

Polkadotted Hermit Crab

Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab

Reticulated Hermit Crab



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