Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Five-toothed Swimming Crab

Lupocyclus quinquedentatus is commonly referred to as Five-toothed Swimming Crab . Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

15859 

AphiaID:

208782 

Scientific:

Lupocyclus quinquedentatus 

German:

Fünfzahn-Schwimmkrabbe 

English:

Five-toothed Swimming Crab  

Category:

Krabben 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Lupocyclus (Genus) > quinquedentatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Rathbun, 1906 

Occurrence:

French Polynesia, Guam, Indian Ocean, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Réunion , South-Pazific, the Seychelles 

Sea depth:

15 - 110 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°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:

• Lupocyclus inaequalis
• Lupocyclus mauritianus
• 
  Lupocyclus philippinensis
  Philippinen Scheren-Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Lupocyclus quinquedentatus
  Fünfzahn-Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Lupocyclus rotundatus
  Rundliche Schwimmkrabbe
• Lupocyclus tugelae

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-08-06 13:23:53 

Last edit:

2025-06-09 19:38:34 

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