Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab
Phimochirus randalli
Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Phimochirus randalli
Size: Up to 3 in. (7.5 cm)  
Depth: 50-300 ft. (15-90 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Florida, Caribbean, Gulf of America
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Anomura (Infraorder)
      └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
       └Paguridae (Family)
        └Phimochirus (Genus)

Crustaceans
Right-Handed Hermits

Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab

Reticulated Hermit Crab

Ringeye Hermit Crab

Shortfinger Hermit Crab

Polkadotted Hermit Crab



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