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Crustaceans

olive squat lobster

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Spiny squat lobster

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Sand hopper

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Lobster

Porcelain crab

Porcelain crab

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Hermit crab

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Great spider crab

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Edible crab

Velvet Swimming Crab

Velvet swimming crab

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Brown shrimp

Spiny spider crab

Spiny spider crab

Common prawn

Common prawn

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Scampi

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Shore crab

Spiny lobster

Spiny lobster

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Goose barnacle

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