Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Giant Hermit Crab
Giant Hermit Crab
Scientific Name: Petrochirus diogenes
Family: Diogenidae
Category: Hermit Crabs
Size: 5 to 10 in. (12 to 25 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil

Invertebrates
Crustaceans
Hermit Crabs

Giant Hermit Crab

Blue-Eye Hermit Crab

Stareye Hermit Crab

Blue-Legged Hermit Crab

Orangeclaw Hermit Crab

Red Reef Hermit Crab

Red-Stripe Hermit Crab

Polkadotted Hermit Crab

Reticulated Hermit Crab

True Crabs
Shrimps
Mantis Shrimps
Squat Lobsters
Boxer Shrimps
Ghost Shrimps
Slipper Lobsters
Isopods
Barnacles
Spiny Lobsters
Horseshoe Crabs


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