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In Central America, the primary species of squat lobster targeted by fisheries is a species of Pleuroncodes. There is a great deal of confusion over both scientific names and common names, and the exact species is often unknown.
G. squamifera is found from Norway to the Azores and in the Mediterranean Sea, [3] and is the most commonly found species of squat lobster on the shores of Northern Europe. [4] It lives between the low water mark and depths of about 70 metres (230 ft), [3] under stones and in rock fissures. [4]
Galathea strigosa is a species of squat lobster in the family Galatheidae. [2] It is found in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, from the North Cape to the Canary Islands, and in the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea. [3] It is edible, but not fished commercially. [4]
Munidopsis serricornis is a species of squat lobster.It is widely distributed in the world's oceans, being found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean (from Iceland and Norway to the Cape Verde Islands), the western Atlantic Ocean (from the United States to the Gulf of Mexico), and the Indo-Pacific (from Australia and the Malay Archipelago to Madagascar). [3]
Galathea is a genus of squat lobsters in the family Galatheidae. [3] It is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters that in 2008 contained 73 species (17 in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 in the Indian Ocean and 43 in the Pacific Ocean) [2] (several more have been described more recently [3]). Most species of Galathea live in shallow waters. [2]
Munida quadrispina is a species of squat lobster. It was originally introduced to science by James E. Benedict in 1902. [1] This and other species of squat lobsters are sometimes referred to as "pinch bugs". [2]
Munidopsis is a genus of squat lobster. It is the second largest of all the genera of squat lobsters, after Munida, with over 200 species. [1] Its members are mainly found on continental slopes and on abyssal plains. [1] A few fossil species are also known, [2] including specimens from the Campanian .
Lauriea siagiani is a small squat lobster, up to 7 millimetres (0.28 in) long. It differs from the only other species in the genus, Lauriea gardineri by a number of features, but most obviously by the coloration: L. gardineri is pale brown with darker bands, while L. siagiani is orange or pink with red or purplish markings.