Ucides occidentalis Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab

Ucides occidentalis is commonly referred to as Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17039 

AphiaID:

445001 

Scientific:

Ucides occidentalis 

German:

Pazifische Mangrovenkrabbe 

English:

Pacific Mangrove Ghost Crab 

Category:

Mangrove bewoners 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Ucides (Genus) > occidentalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Ortmann, ), 1897 

Occurrence:

Costa Rica, Gulf of California 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Muddy grounds 

Size:

1.97" - 3.15" (5,0cm - 8,0cm) 

Weight:

165 g 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

Difficulty:

Niet geschikt voor huiskameraquaria! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ucides cordatus
  Mangrovenkrabbe, Sumpf-Geisterkrabbe
• 
  Ucides occidentalis
  Pazifische Mangrovenkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-12-05 20:17:46 

Last edit:

2024-12-05 20:36:39 

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