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Xiphonectes macrophthalmus Swimming Crab

Xiphonectes macrophthalmus is commonly referred to as Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
15065 
AphiaID:
1061724 
Scientific:
Xiphonectes macrophthalmus 
German:
Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Swimming Crab 
Category:
Krabben 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Xiphonectes (Genus) > macrophthalmus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Rathbun, ), 1906 
Occurrence:
Coral sea (Eastern Australia), French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Marquesas Islands, Mauritius, New Guinea, Philippines, South-Pazific, Taiwan, the Seychelles, Timor 
Sea depth:
15 - 61 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
76.28 °F - 84.02 °F (24.6°C - 28.9°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 
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:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-08-03 17:00:40 

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Xiphonectes macrophthalmus (Rathbun, 1906)

Xiphonectes macrophthalmus is a swimming crab in the family Portunidae. Portunid crabs are characterised by the flattening of the fifth pair of legs into broad paddles, which are used for swimming.

Carapace with 4 frontal teeth, outer much larger.

Synonymised names:
Portunus (Xiphonectes) macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. EOL. Abgerufen am 03.08.2022.
  2. Marine Species Identifications Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 03.08.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 03.08.2022.

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