Pagurixus rubrovittatus Hermit Crab

Pagurixus rubrovittatus is commonly referred to as Hermit 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.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Pagurixus rubrovittatus, Anilao 2021

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lexID:: 15760
AphiaID:: 503166

Scientific:: Pagurixus rubrovittatus
German:: Rotlinien-Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Hermit Crab

Category:: Heremietkrabben

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Pagurixus (Genus) > rubrovittatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Komai, 2010

Occurrence:: Anilao, Indo Pacific, New Caledonia, Philippines, Tulamben
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:: 28 - 58 Meter
Size:: 0" - 0" (0,3cm - 0,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown