Ecuadorian Hermit Crab

Illustrated: Adult male Ecuadorian hermit crab emerging from natural unpainted spiral snail shell. Mottled light and dark brown carapace and walking limbs, medium brown granular claws with paler tubercles, larger left claw, eyestalks brown above and white on sides, dark brown antennae. Two claws and four exposed walking legs, reduced rear legs concealed.

Coenobita compressus

All languages

English

Ecuadorian Hermit Crab

Japanese

ハクボオカヤドカリ — はくぼおかやどかり — hakubookayadokari

Korean

Coenobita compressus — Scientific name; Korean name under review

Spanish

Cangrejo ermitaño del Pacífico

French

Coenobita compressus — Scientific name; French name under review

German

Pazifik-Einsiedlerkrebs

Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.