Gonionida andamanica
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Munida andamanica has long, slender pincers reminiscent of a crayfish’s.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Gonionida andamanica
- Scientific name
- Gonionida andamanica
- Japanese name
- アカツノチュウコシオリエビ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Family
- Munididae
- Genus
- Gonionida
Where the name “Gonionida andamanica” comes from
The “chuu” in its Japanese name is thought to mean medium-sized.
東京動物園協会It lives along the coasts from Sagami Bay to Kyushu, and in the Andaman Sea, the Arabian Sea and off East Africa.
How the Gonionida andamanica lives
It lives in the deep sea.
東京動物園協会Basic data
- Range
- From Sagami Bay to the coast of Kyushu, the Andaman Sea, the Arabian Sea, and the east coast of Africa
Where the Gonionida andamanica has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — アカツノチュウコシオリエビChecked: 2026-11-04
- 東京動物園協会 — 珍しい深海生物、アカツノチュウコシオリエビChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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