Home›Crustaceans›Where It Lives›West AfricaBrowse ByWest AfricaWhere 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.FactsWest AfricaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1West AfricaFilter Results6 entriesCommon GroupAllCrabs (4)Lobsters And Crayfish (2)Everyday GroupAllCrabs (4)Lobsters And Crayfish (2)HabitatAllEstuary (2)Intertidal Zone (1)Marine (2)Wetlands (1)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (1)Least Concern (1)Not Evaluated (3)DietAllCarnivore (3)Omnivore (2)Parasitic (1)System (Realm)AllMarine (6)Terrestrial (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (6)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (2)Relationship to PeopleAllHunted or Fished (2)Invasive or Introduced Species (2)Kept as Pets (1)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (5)NatureServe RankAllGNR Unranked (2)TaxonomyAllDecapoda (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 6Carcinus maenasWest AfricaEuropean Green CrabWest AfricaFiddler CrabWest AfricaMediterranean Slipper LobsterWest AfricaPea CrabWest AfricaScyllarus arctusWest AfricaSources1. 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.