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Crustaceans
of Singapore shores
Don't know the
name of the crustacean? Try the crustacean
photo index.
crustaceans
| other arthropods
Order
Decapoda
Brachyurans
(true crabs)
Anomurans
hermit crabs and
porcelain
crabs
Prawns
and shrimps
Lobsters
and lobster-like crustacea
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Family
Callianassidae
ghost shrimps |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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lab
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snt
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kus
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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lfa
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Glypturus
sp.
Coral ghost shrimp |
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cj
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Thalassina
sp.
Mud lobster |
Order
Amphipoda (beachfleas)
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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skd
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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tkr
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beachfleas |
Order
Stomatopoda mantis shrimps
Order
Isopoda (sea slaters)
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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ecp
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snt
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sis
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Beach
isopods
awaiting identification |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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ecp
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lab
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snt
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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smk
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Ligia
sp.
sea slaters |
Class
Cirripedia barnacles
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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tus
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ecp
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cyr
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jng
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Balanus
sp.
Acorn barnacle |
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cj
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skd
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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laz
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sji
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sis
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rfl
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Euraphia
sp.
Star barnacle |
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sis
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Lepas
sp.
Goose barnacle |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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rfl
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lfa
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Tetraclita
sp.
Volcano barnacle |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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Thompsonia
sp.
Parasitic barnacle |
Class
Ostracoda (mussel shrimps)
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sbw
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lck
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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cj
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skd
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mussel
shrimps |
in
red are those listed among the threatened animals of Singapore
Davison, G.W. H. and P. K. L. Ng and Ho Hua Chew, 2008. The Singapore
Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore.
Location
in italics indicates sightings shared by others.
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Mangroves
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sbw:
sungei buloh wetland reserve including kranji mangroves,
lck: lim chu kang |
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Northern
shores
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prp:
pasir ris park (including punggol),
chg: changi,
ubn: pulau ubin (other than cj)
cj: chek jawa, skd:
pulau sekudu,
bb: beting bronok, tus:
tuas, ecp:
east coast park, tm:
tanah merah |
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Southern
shores
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lab:
labrador, snt:
sentosa,
cyr: cyrene reef, kus:
kusu island, laz:
lazarus island, sji:
st. john's island, sis:
sisters islands,
jng: pulau jong, tkr:
pulau tekukor,
hnt: pulau hantu, tpg:
terumbus pempang darat, tengah and laut, smk:
pulau semakau,
tsm: submerged reefs off semakau - terumbu raya,
beting bemban besar, terumbu bemban, terumbu semakau,
rfl: raffles lighthouse, lfa:
live firing area (Salu, Sudong, Pawai, Senang, Biola and submerged
reefs in the area) |
About
citing this checklist.
Acknowledgements
Grateful
thanks to Prof Peter Ng for identifying many of the crustaceans. |
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