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| crustacea text index | photo index |
| Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Class Malacostraca > Order Decapoda |
| Photo
index of crabs on Singapore shores including crab-like animals |
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small body width < 3 cm |
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small
with long eyestalks body width < 3cm |
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medium
body width 3-5cm |
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large body width >5cm |
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swimming
crabs (last pair of legs paddle-shaped) |
| These are NOT true crabs |
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hermit
crabs (crab-like in shells) |
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tiny
porcelain crabs 3 pairs of walking legs (instead of 4 pairs as in true crabs) |
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horseshoe crabs |
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