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Family: Paguridae right-handed hermit crabs (See list of species below)

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35 species in Pacific, Northwest with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Catapaguroides fragilis []	No picture found Catapagurus imperialis []	Labidochirus splendescens [Splendid hermit]
No picture found Lophopagurus triserratus []	No picture found Michelopagurus limatulus []	No picture found Micropagurus polynesiensis []
No picture found Nematopagurus gardineri []	No picture found Nematopagurus kosiensis []	No picture found Nematopagurus lepidochirus []
No picture found Nematopagurus richeri []	No picture found Nematopagurus spinulosensoris []	No picture found Nematopagurus squamichelis []
No picture found Nematopagurus tricarinatus []	No picture found Nematopagurus vallatus []	No picture found Paguritta vittata []
No picture found Pagurixus anceps []	No picture found Pagurixus carinimanus []	No picture found Pagurixus concolor []
No picture found Pagurixus maorus []	No picture found Pagurixus nomurai [Nomuras hermit]	No picture found Pagurixus ruber []
No picture found Pagurixus tweediei []	No picture found Pagurus capillatus ["dirty harry"]	No picture found Pagurus conformis []
No picture found Pagurus filholi []	No picture found Pagurus hedleyi []	No picture found Pagurus hirtimanus []
No picture found Pagurus imaii []	No picture found Pagurus rathbuni [Longfinger hermit]	No picture found Pagurus trigonocheirus [Fuzzy hermit]
Pylopaguropsis fimbriata []	No picture found Pylopaguropsis keijii [Broadhand coral hermit]	No picture found Pylopaguropsis zebra []
No picture found Spiropagurus spiriger []	No picture found Trichopagurus trichophthalmus []

35 Species of Family Paguridae
(right-handed hermit crabs)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Catapaguroides fragilis		Pacific Ocean
Catapagurus imperialis		Western Pacific
Labidochirus splendescens	Splendid hermit	Arctic and Northern Pacif
Lophopagurus triserratus		Northwest Pacific
Michelopagurus limatulus		Pacific Ocean.
Micropagurus polynesiensis		Indo-Pacific.
Nematopagurus gardineri		Western Pacific
Nematopagurus kosiensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Nematopagurus lepidochirus		Western Pacific
Nematopagurus richeri		Central Pacific.
Nematopagurus spinulosensoris		Indo-Pacific.
Nematopagurus squamichelis		Indo-West Pacific.
Nematopagurus tricarinatus		Northwest Pacific
Nematopagurus vallatus		Western Pacific
Paguritta vittata		Western Pacific.
Pagurixus anceps		Indo-Pacific.
Pagurixus carinimanus		Indo-Pacific.
Pagurixus concolor		Indo-Pacific.
Pagurixus maorus		Pacific Ocean.
Pagurixus nomurai	Nomuras hermit	Indo-Pacific.
Pagurixus ruber		Indo-Pacific.
Pagurixus tweediei		Indo-Pacific.
Pagurus capillatus	"dirty harry"	Arctic and Pacific Ocean
Pagurus conformis		Northwest Pacific
Pagurus filholi		Northwest Pacific
Pagurus hedleyi		Northwest Pacific
Pagurus hirtimanus		Indo-West Pacific
Pagurus imaii		Northwest Pacific
Pagurus rathbuni	Longfinger hermit	Arctic and Northern Pacif
Pagurus trigonocheirus	Fuzzy hermit	Arctic and Northern Pacif
Pylopaguropsis fimbriata		Pacific Ocean.
Pylopaguropsis keijii	Broadhand coral hermit	Indo-Pacific
Pylopaguropsis zebra		Indo-West Pacific.
Spiropagurus spiriger		Indo-West Pacific.
Trichopagurus trichophthalmus		Indo-Pacific.

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