Thranita pelsarti Swimming Crab

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

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Thalamita pelsarti, Japan 1997

Place: Ose-zaki, Numazu, Sizuoka pref., Japan (inner bay, sandy/muddy bottom, 6m deep, near boulders).Comment: carapace width=6cm(approximately), mating.No. 0342-01
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lexID:: 16485
AphiaID:: 1467078

Scientific:: Thranita pelsarti
German:: Schwimmkrabbe
English:: Swimming Crab

Category:: Krabben

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Thranita (Genus) > pelsarti (Species)
Initial determination:: (Montgomery, ), 1931

Occurrence:: Australia, China, France, Guam, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan
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:: - 30 Meter
Habitats:: Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 2.36" (6 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 87.8 °F (24°C - 31°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-05-11 16:25:12
Last edit:: 2026-01-14 14:09:45

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Thranita pelsarti pelsarti Montgomery, 1931

Swimming crabs have paddle-like, flattened hind legs. They are carnivorous, active predators that can catch their prey at lightning speed. They have very defensive, powerful claws.

Unfortunately, no further information is available about Thranita pelsarti.

Synonymised names
Thalamita pelsarti Montgomery, 1931 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Thalamita prymna var. pelsarti Montgomery, 1931 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Thalamita starobogatovi Tien, 1969 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thranita starobogatovi (Tien, 1969) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 11.05.2024.

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