Eleuthera, Bahamas
Bonaire
Turks and Caicos
Cozumel, Mexico
Belize
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman
Bonaire
Red Reef Hermit Crab
Paguristes cadenati
Red Reef Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Paguristes cadenati
Size: 0.5 to 1 in. (1.2 to 2.5 cm)
Depth: 25-100 ft. (8-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum)
└Crustacea (Subphylum)
└Multicrustacea (Superclass)
└Malacostraca (Class)
└Eumalacostraca (Subclass)
└Eucarida (Superorder)
└Decapoda (Order)
└Pleocyemata (Suborder)
└Anomura (Infraorder)
└Paguroidea (Superfamily)
└Diogenidae (Family)
└Paguristes (Genus)
└P. cadenati (Species)
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