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Last apdate - 27.06.2023
It is global ID for the decapod crustaceans from different rerions of the world. From the all possible methods identification of species, we have chosen the most progressive method of identification - "by the picture". This method based on the obvious differences in appearance and colorization between different taxonomic species. It allows identification the different specimens faster than by using traditional taxonomic keys. This method is not new and has long been used in atlases. There are 521 species of decapod crustaceans in this site. All pictures on this site are original. Are present the photos of some rare species. The pictures of these species are not found anywhere else.
The structure of this site corresponds to the taxonomy structure of the Order Decapoda. If you click on the appropriate picture below, you can go to the desired section:
Caridea Astacidea
Axiidea Achelata
Brachyura Anomura
Some species can be identification by local ID also, if the place of catch is known:
Arctic Seas
  Barents Sea White Sea Kara Sea Chuckchee Sea
Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic North Sea Baltic Sea Mediterranean Sea  
  Black Sea Azov Sea Azov-Black Sea Basin  
  Drainage area of Azov-Black Sea Basin Caspian Sea  
South Atlantic Uruguay Argentina Malvinas (Falkland) Islands  
Indian Ocean
  Coast of Kenia Red Sea Sea of Oman Sri-Lanka Island
Indo-Pacific
South-East Asia Vietnam Cambodia Tailand  
Pacific Ocean
North Pacific Korea The Seas of Far East    
  Sea of Japan Sea of Okhotsk Kuril Islands Bering Sea
South Pacific Fiji New Zealand Luiswille Ridge  
South Ocean (Antarctic & Subantarctic)
  Sector of Indian Ocean Sector of Pacific Ocean Strait of Magellan Sector of Atlantic Ocean
Внешнее строение Decapoda Традиционные аквариумные виды
About Anatomy of Decapoda Decapods in aquarium Deep-water Decapods Commercial Decapods
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