More Crustacean
by White_Heket
With More Crustacean, players find crabs, lobsters and other shellfish creatures added to the Minecraft world, each modeled on a real-life species.
What it does
More Crustacean adds several species of crustaceans that populate existing biomes, so exploring a world brings new creatures to find. The creatures are modeled on their real-life counterparts, and the author has listed their scientific names in the project's source code, with translations submitted through GitHub. The roster centers on crabs and lobsters, with some other shellfish included.
Most of the creatures are edible, and a few have other uses that players discover while playing. The mod runs on Fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.20.2 and 1.20.3, with 1.2.2 for 1.20.3 as the latest file. Cloth Config API and Geckolib are required, and NutritionZ and the deprecated Farmer's Delight Fabric build are optional. Client and server both need the mod, and the code is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, so the mod is not open source.
Key features
Crab and lobster creatures
Crabs, lobsters and other shellfish mobs spawn in the overworld and give the world more life.
Edible creatures
Most creatures can be eaten, adding food sources to the survival loop.
Hidden uses
A few creatures have additional uses that players are expected to find on their own.
Real-life species
Each creature follows a real-life crustacean, and the source lists scientific names for reference.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Optional 2
Use cases
Exploring new biomes
Players moving through the world meet crustacean creatures that the vanilla game does not include.
Adding food variety
Edible creatures give survival players another source of food beyond farming and fishing.
Who it’s for: Players who want more creatures in existing biomes, and server owners who want a food and exploration addition on Fabric, with builds covering 1.20.1 – 1.20.3.
How it compares
Crabs Backport is open source under the MIT License, works on Fabric for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 and runs on client and server. Mob Vote - Vanilla Expanded is for 1.21.8 only, uses All rights reserved and is not open source. It's as Shrimple as That is open source under the MIT License and supports Fabric and Quilt for 1.20.6 – 1.21.10. More Crustacean covers only 1.20.1 – 1.20.3 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| More Crustacean | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.3 | Client and server | 2024-06-14 |
| Crabs Backport | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-12-24 |
| Mob Vote - Vanilla Expanded | Fabric | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-08-30 |
| It's as Shrimple as That | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.6 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-10-15 |
Questions
Which Minecraft versions does More Crustacean support?
Does the server need More Crustacean installed?
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In the catalog
More Crustacean is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 10,115 mods support Minecraft 1.20.3.
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What the author says
I've been fascinated by crustaceans since I was a kid, and I have always fantasized about crabs being added to Minecraft one day. However, their failure to make it in the 1.21 mob vote left me feeling disappointed. So, I created this mod. This mod will add several species of crustaceans to the game to enhance the fun…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/more-crustacean
- Owner
- White_Heket
- Published
- 2024-05-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15