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title: "Wharf Louse"
description: "Ligia exotica — Andere dieren. Ligia exotica, also called sea roach or wharf roach, is a woodlouse sea slater in the family Ligiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/wharf-louse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wharf Louse

> Ligia exotica — Andere dieren. Ligia exotica, also called sea roach or wharf roach, is a woodlouse sea slater in the family Ligiidae.

- Scientific name: *Ligia exotica*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 8273
- Wikidata: [Q1049222](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049222)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121743](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121743)

## Names

- en: Wharf Louse
- es: Cochinilla asiática de mar

## Countries with the most observations

US (2889), BR (270), KR (161), HK (150), JP (118), CN (101), TW (90), AU (53), UY (46), ES (19), MX (17), BM (14)

## Summary

Ligia exotica, also called sea roach or wharf roach, is a woodlouse sea slater in the family Ligiidae. It is found in various parts of the world living on rocky coasts and harbour walls just above high water mark.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligia_exotica

## Photo

![Wharf Louse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wharf-louse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262140174

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wharf-louse?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).