Aethra edentata Flat Elbow Drab, Potato Chip Crab

Aethra edentata is commonly referred to as Flat Elbow Drab, Potato Chip Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

13252 

AphiaID:

440253 

Scientific:

Aethra edentata 

German:

Flache Ellenbogenkrabbe 

English:

Flat Elbow Drab, Potato Chip Crab 

Category:

Krabben 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Aethridae (Family) > Aethra (Genus) > edentata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Edmondson, 1951 

Occurrence:

Bunaken, East Africa, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, North Pacific (Ocean), Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Philippines, South-Pazific, Tuamoto Islands, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 26 Meter 

Habitats:

Coralline soils, coral quarry, Lagoons, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 

Size:

1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

24,7 °F - 29,3 °F (24,7°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Schneckenlaich, Carnivore, Predatory, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Aethra edentata
  Flache Ellenbogenkrabbe
• Aethra scruposa
• Aethra scutata
• Aethra seychellensis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2020-09-13 21:37:27 

Last edit:

2024-09-09 19:55:36 

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