Oncinopus araneus King Kong Crab

Oncinopus araneus is commonly referred to as King Kong Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10153 

AphiaID:

441927 

Scientific:

Oncinopus araneus 

German:

King Kong Krabbe 

English:

King Kong Crab 

Category:

Krabben 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Inachidae (Family) > Oncinopus (Genus) > araneus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(De Haan, ), 1839 

Occurrence:

Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Okinawa 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

up to 3.15" (8 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Oncinopus angustifrons
• 
  Oncinopus araneus
  King Kong Krabbe
• 
  Oncinopus neptunus
  Orang Uran Krabbe
• Oncinopus postillonensis
• Oncinopus subpellucidus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-11-15 10:07:51 

Last edit:

2022-03-23 20:52:23 

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