Animal scientific names
- Fish scientific name
- Bird scientific name
- Snake scientific name
- Dolphin scientific name
- Shark scientific name
- Whale scientific name
- Crab scientific name
- Butterfly scientific name
- Spider scientific name
Scientific names
As an example of a scientific name in action, the scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. In this example of a scientific name, the genus name is Homo and the species is sapiens. These terms are unique and no other species can have this same name. Scientific names are designed to tell you something about an animal's relationships with other animals.
Crab Scientific Names
- Blue swimmer crab, portunus pelagicus
- Coral crab, charybdis feriata
- Mud crab, scylla species
- Spanner crab, ranina ranina
- American Spider Crab, Pyromaia tuberculata
- European Shore Crab, Carcinus maenas
- Hairy Crab, Pilumnus fissifrons
- Oval Spider Crab, Halicarcinus ovatus
- Pebble Crab, Dittosa laevis
- Red Rock Crab, Plagusia chabrus
- Rough Shore Crab, Cyclograpsus granulosus
- Sand Crab, Ovalipes australiensis
- Seaweed Crab, Naxia aries
- Sentinel Crab, Macrophthalmus latifrons
- Soldier Crab, Mictyris platycheles
- Spiky Stone Crab, Actaea peronii
- Sponge Crab, Stimdromia lamellata
- Toothed Shore Crab, Paragrapsus quadridentatus
- Triangle Crab, Trigonoplax longirostris
- Boxer Hermit Crab, Paguristes pugil
- Clarrie’s Hermit Crab, Pagurixus handrecki
- Common Hermit Crab, Paguristes frontalis
- Miner Hermit Crab, Cancellus typus
- Scaly Hermit Crab, Paguristes squamosus
- Striated Hermit Crab, Dardanus arrosor
- Stridulating Hermit Crab, Strigopagurus elongatus
- Tiny Right-Handed Hermit Crab, Micropagurus acantholepis
- Australian Porcelain Crab, Petrocheles australiensis
- Commensal Porcelain Crab, Polyonyx transversus
- Hairy Stone Crab, Lomis hirta
- Striated Squat Lobster, Galathea australiensis