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Ovalipes catharus Paddle Crab

Ovalipes catharus is commonly referred to as Paddle Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Ovalipes catharus.Dead in low tidal mud in Ambury Park. 2020


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
14938 
AphiaID:
442757 
Scientific:
Ovalipes catharus 
German:
Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Paddle Crab 
Category:
Krabben 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ovalipidae (Family) > Ovalipes (Genus) > catharus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(White in White & Doubleday, ), 1843 
Occurrence:
Australia, New Zealand 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Muddy grounds 
Size:
3.94" - 5.51" (10cm - 14cm) 
Food:
cannibalism (preys on conspecifics), Carnivore, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Schrimps, Snails, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-26 13:49:30 

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Ovalipes catharus (White in White & Doubleday, 1843)

This Paddle crabs consume a wide variety of organisms, such mollusks, crustaceans and catching and eating small fish as well. Cannibalism of smaller crabs occurs as well and of larger crabs, especially if they have recently moulted.

Similar to Nectocarcinus bennetti and Charybdis japonica.

Synonymised names:
Portunus catharus White in White & Doubleday, 1843 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. Coastal crabs a guide to the crabs of New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 26.06.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 26.06.2022.

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Ovalipes catharus.Dead in low tidal mud in Ambury Park. 2020
Ovalipes catharus, Auckland, New Zealand 2021

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