Pugettia intermedia
Amazing fact
The Yotsuhamodoki crab has a row of bumps above a ridge on the side of its shell.
국립중앙도서관 / 한국동물분류학회
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
The Yotsuhamodoki crab has a row of bumps above a ridge on the side of its shell.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Pugettia intermedia
- Scientific name
- Pugettia intermedia
- Japanese name
- ヨツハモドキ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Epialtidae
- Genus
- Pugettia
It attaches small pieces of seaweed and hydroids to its body to camouflage itself.
Where the Pugettia intermedia 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 飼育日記 — ヨツハモドキ、展示（？）しましたChecked: 2026-11-04
- 京都大学 瀬戸臨海実験所 — 実習室の教材標本Checked: 2026-11-04
- 국립중앙도서관 / 한국동물분류학회 — New Report of Majoid Crab, Pugettia intermedia (Crustacea: Decapoda: Majoidea) from KoreaChecked: 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.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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