Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Pagurus brevidactylus
Shortfinger Hermit Crab
Category: Right-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Pagurus brevidactylus
Size: Up to 0.75 in. (1.8 cm)  
Depth: 6-750 ft. (2-229 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
 └Malacostraca (Class)
  └Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
   └Decapoda (Order)
    └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
     └Anomura (Infraorder)
      └Paguroidea (Superfamily)
       └Paguridae (Family)
        └Pagurus (Genus)

Crustaceans
Right-Handed Hermits

Shortfinger Hermit Crab

Polkadotted Hermit Crab

Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab

Reticulated Hermit Crab

Ringeye Hermit Crab



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