Epixanthus corrosus Rock Crab

Epixanthus corrosus is commonly referred to as Rock Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Epixanthus corrosus, Japan 2001_0377-01

Place: Tip of Ose Cape, Numazu city, Shizuoka pref., Japan (intertidal area, rocky beach, under rock).Comment: carapace width=2.5cm (approximately).
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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Scientific:: Epixanthus corrosus
German:: Krabbe
English:: Rock Crab

Category:: Krabben

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Oziidae (Family) > Epixanthus (Genus) > corrosus (Species)
Initial determination:: A. Milne-Edwards, 1873

Occurrence:: Comores, India, Indian Ocean, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Red Sea
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:: Gravel soil, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rubble floors, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils, Under rocks
Size:: 0.79" - 1.18" (2,5cm - 3,7cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown