Home›Crustaceans›Where It LivesBrowse ByWhere It LivesWhere it lives names the country or region a species actually calls home. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as a species "endemic to China," found nowhere else in the wild. This dimension lets a visitor find every species native to the same part of the world.FactsWhere It LivesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1Where It LivesFilter Results137 entriesCommon GroupAllAmphipods (30)Barnacles (Cirripedia) (16)Branchiopods (Water Fleas, Fairy Shrimp) (11)Copepods (7)Crabs (69)Isopods (Woodlice) (27)Lobsters And Crayfish (94)Other Crustaceans (4)Shrimp And Prawns (81)Everyday GroupAllAmphipods (30)Barnacles (Cirripedia) (16)Branchiopods (Water Fleas, Fairy Shrimp) (11)Copepods (7)Crabs (69)Isopods (Woodlice) (27)Lobsters And Crayfish (94)Other Crustaceans (4)Shrimp And Prawns (81)HabitatAllBathyal Zone (5)Chaparral (12)Coral Reef (24)Desert (24)Estuary (53)Freshwater (85)Hadal Zone (4)Intertidal Zone (50)Kelp Forest (2)Lake (13)Mangrove Forest (7)Marine (63)Neritic Zone (3)Open Ocean (9)River (45)Salt Marsh (12)Seagrass Meadow (11)Tropical Rainforest (3)Vernal Pool (4)Wetlands (10)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (14)Endangered (8)Least Concern (87)Near Threatened (1)Not Evaluated (111)Vulnerable (48)DietAllCarnivore (74)Detritivore or Scavenger (105)Filter Feeder (14)Herbivore (7)Omnivore (93)Parasitic (19)Piscivore (14)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (102)Marine (106)Terrestrial (48)Terrestrial and Marine (9)Living or ExtinctAllYes (137)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (40)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (24)Disease Vector (10)Eaten or Drunk by People (5)Ecotourism and Research (7)Farmed or Commercially Raised (87)Hunted or Fished (73)Invasive or Introduced Species (75)Kept as Pets (50)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (132)NatureServe RankAllG5 Secure (51)GNR Unranked (70)EcosystemAllAntarctic Peninsula (1)Arctic Ocean (5)Caspian Sea (9)Chagos Archipelago (5)Coral Reef Systems (26)Deep Sea (5)Everglades (4)Kelp Forests (4)Lake Baikal (5)Mediterranean Basin (4)Ross Sea (1)Svalbard (12)TaxonomyAllArthropoda (19)Branchiopoda (19)Coenobita (28)Coenobitidae (5)Copepoda (6)Decapoda (127)Malacostraca (48)Ostracoda (4)Area (sq km)All160.5 (1)261 (1)298 (1)316 (1)439 (1)440 (1)457 (1)2040 (1)2235 (1)2586.4 (1)4033 (1)5131 (1)10,991 (1)11,300 (1)13,880 (1)13,883 (1)18,274 (1)20,272 (1)22,072 (1)25,436 (1)27,700 (1)28,748 (1)29,574 (1)30,689 (1)36,125 (1)36,197 (1)41,291 (1)41,865 (1)43,094 (1)45,335 (1)48,671 (1)49,035 (1)51,179.92 (1)100,472 (1)103,125 (1)108,889 (1)110,860 (1)110,993.6 (1)112,492 (1)120,000 (1)130,375 (1)132,049 (1)148,460 (1)176,215 (1)181,035 (1)185,180 (1)196,722 (1)207,600 (1)214,969 (1)238,397 (1)239,681 (1)241,038 (1)242,500 (1)245,857 (1)263,310 (1)267,668 (1)283,561 (1)302,069 (1)312,696 (1)322,462 (1)330,803 (1)331,338 (1)338,455 (1)347,681 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)385,207 (1)390,757 (1)406,752 (1)446,550 (1)450,295 (1)455,503 (1)462,840 (1)475,442 (1)505,983 (1)513,120 (1)1,030,000 (1)1,141,748 (1)1,220,813 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,759,541 (1)1,904,569 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,000,000 (1)2,650,670 (1)2,780,085 (1)2,870,000 (1)3,287,263 (1)3,678,394 (1)5,222,321 (1)7,688,287 (2)10,186,000 (1)14,000,000 (1)14,200,000 (1)14,500,000 (1)17,075,400 (1)17,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)Showing the 100 most common of 135 options.Country CountAll1 (1)12 (1)23 (1)30 (1)44 (1)54 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (21)One-Party (3)Republic (83)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)4892 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (51)Low (8)Lower-Middle (21)Upper-Middle (36)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1000 (1)1139 (1)1492 (1)1523 (1)1768 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1801 (1)1804 (1)1806 (1)1810 (1)1811 (2)1816 (1)1820 (1)1821 (6)1822 (1)1825 (1)1830 (1)1832 (1)1839 (1)1844 (1)1848 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1877 (1)1901 (1)1902 (1)1903 (1)1905 (1)1908 (1)1910 (1)1912 (2)1917 (1)1918 (5)1922 (2)1923 (1)1944 (1)1945 (3)1946 (2)1947 (3)1948 (2)1949 (2)1951 (1)1953 (1)1956 (1)1957 (1)1958 (1)1960 (7)1961 (1)1962 (3)1963 (1)1964 (2)1965 (3)1966 (2)1968 (1)1970 (1)1971 (1)1973 (1)1974 (1)1975 (4)1976 (1)1978 (1)1979 (1)1980 (1)1981 (1)1983 (1)1986 (1)1990 (2)1991 (7)1993 (3)2006 (2)LandlockedAllNo (100)Yes (14)Length (km)All9600 (1)Maximum Depth (m)All7290 (1)PopulationAll0 (1)1300 (1)41,237 (1)54,338 (1)106,365 (1)121,355 (1)281,998 (1)394,324 (1)398,165 (1)491,233 (1)1,025,200 (1)1,235,260 (1)1,362,954 (1)1,382,000 (1)1,512,779 (1)1,836,713 (1)1,842,226 (1)2,080,000 (1)2,135,107 (1)2,335,930 (1)2,422,712 (1)2,647,400 (1)2,703,353 (1)2,824,913 (1)2,897,430 (1)3,022,401 (1)3,499,451 (1)3,600,000 (1)3,657,000 (1)3,866,233 (1)4,000,000 (1)4,571,189 (1)5,044,197 (1)5,355,220 (1)5,405,368 (1)5,458,600 (1)5,461,319 (1)5,627,400 (1)5,652,881 (1)10,147,200 (1)10,185,363 (1)10,186,738 (1)10,610,485 (1)10,915,839 (1)11,424,031 (1)11,532,151 (1)11,867,634 (1)11,906,096 (1)17,166,852 (1)17,483,326 (1)17,521,167 (1)17,638,801 (1)18,130,208 (1)18,636,532 (1)18,847,519 (1)19,043,151 (1)20,216,029 (1)21,756,000 (1)23,299,132 (1)26,657,437 (1)27,801,023 (2)30,987,821 (1)31,500,000 (1)31,800,000 (1)31,964,956 (1)32,283,000 (1)32,684,503 (1)34,352,720 (1)34,374,300 (1)34,881,007 (1)36,828,330 (1)37,314,000 (1)41,417,056 (1)42,836,966 (1)44,200,000 (1)45,905,417 (1)46,735,004 (1)49,752,000 (1)51,106,229 (1)52,695,952 (1)54,200,000 (1)103,439,000 (1)109,139,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)213,421,037 (1)270,500,000 (1)288,315,089 (1)340,587,000 (1)380,000,000 (1)434,254,119 (1)468,200,000 (1)537,900,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)2,040,000,000 (1)Showing the 100 most common of 133 options.Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50AfricaWhere It Lives13 entriesAlbaniaWhere It Lives2 entriesThe AntarcticWhere It Lives1 entryAntarcticaWhere It Lives1 entryAntigua and BarbudaWhere It Lives3 entriesThe ArcticWhere It Lives1 entryArgentinaWhere It Lives6 entriesAustralasiaWhere It Lives1 entryAustraliaWhere It Lives5 entriesAustraliaWhere It Lives11 entriesAustriaWhere It Lives5 entriesBahamasWhere It Lives4 entriesBangladeshWhere It Lives2 entriesBarbadosWhere It Lives3 entriesBelarusWhere It Lives1 entryBelgiumWhere It Lives26 entriesBering SeaWhere It Lives1 entryBrazilWhere It Lives12 entriesBulgariaWhere It Lives2 entriesCabo VerdeWhere It Lives2 entriesCambodiaWhere It Lives1 entryCameroonWhere It Lives1 entryCanadaWhere It Lives15 entriesThe CaribbeanWhere It Lives1 entryChinaWhere It Lives7 entriesColombiaWhere It Lives9 entriesComorosWhere It Lives1 entryCosta RicaWhere It Lives3 entriesCote d'IvoireWhere It Lives1 entryCroatiaWhere It Lives3 entriesCubaWhere It Lives1 entryCyprusWhere It Lives3 entriesCzechiaWhere It Lives4 entriesDenmarkWhere It Lives34 entriesDominicaWhere It Lives2 entriesDominican RepublicWhere It Lives3 entriesEast AfricaWhere It Lives3 entriesEcuadorWhere It Lives3 entriesEgyptWhere It Lives5 entriesEritreaWhere It Lives2 entriesEstoniaWhere It Lives5 entriesEuropeWhere It Lives6 entriesFederated States of MicronesiaWhere It Lives1 entryFijiWhere It Lives3 entriesFinlandWhere It Lives3 entriesFranceWhere It Lives29 entriesGabonWhere It Lives1 entryGaliciaWhere It Lives5 entriesGambiaWhere It Lives1 entryGeorgiaWhere It Lives2 entriesShowing 1 to 50 of 137, page 1 of 3.123Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Crustaceantier 2WikipediaCrustacean, Anatomy sectionQuote, Crustacean, Anatomy sectionIn most decapods, the females retain the eggs until they hatch into free-swimming larvae.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.