Enoplometopus debelius Debelius Reef Lobster, Violet-spotted Reef Lobster

Enoplometopus debelius is commonly referred to as Debelius Reef Lobster, Violet-spotted Reef Lobster. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

785 

AphiaID:

382834 

Scientific:

Enoplometopus debelius 

German:

Debelius Riffhummer, Violett-Gepunkteter Riffhummer 

English:

Debelius Reef Lobster, Violet-spotted Reef Lobster 

Category:

Zee kreeften 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Enoplometopidae (Family) > Enoplometopus (Genus) > debelius (Species) 

Initial determination:

Holthuis, 1983 

Occurrence:

Bali, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia 

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:

12 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

3.54" - 3.94" (9cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Frozen Food (large sort) 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

Normaal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Enoplometopus antillensis
• 
  Enoplometopus debelius
  Debelius Riffhummer, Violett-Gepunkteter Riffhummer
• Enoplometopus holthuisi
• 
  Enoplometopus occidentalis
  Roter Riffhummer

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Enoplometopus daumi
  Roter Riffhummer, Violetter Riffhummer

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-17 23:18:26 

Last edit:

2026-08-06 09:38:33 

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