Ocypode cordimana Smooth-handed Ghost Crab

Ocypode cordimana is commonly referred to as Smooth-handed Ghost Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Ocypode cordimanus,Maledives 2022

Place: Vadoo Is., Maldives (sand beach) Comment: carapace width=4cm(approximately).
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lexID:: 8895
AphiaID:: 207585

Scientific:: Ocypode cordimana
German:: Gemeine Reiterkrabbe, Glatthand-Reiterkrabbe
English:: Smooth-handed Ghost Crab

Category:: Mangrove bewoners

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Ocypode (Genus) > cordimana (Species)
Initial determination:: Latreille, 1818

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Aldabra Group, Australia, French Polynesia, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, Tansania, the Seychelles, Wallis and Futuna
Marine Zone:: Supralitoral
Sea depth:: 0 - 6 Meter
Habitats:: Ocean beach, Seashore
Size:: 1.57" - 2.36" (4cm - 6cm)
Temperature:: 24,6 °F - 29,2 °F (24,6°C - 29,2°C)
Food:: Carrion, omnivore
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:

Ocypode africana
Ocypode brevicornis
Reiterkrabbe
Ocypode ceratophthalmus
Gehörnte Geisterkrabbe
Ocypode convexa
Ocypode cordimanus
Ocypode cursor
Ocypode fabricii
Ocypode gaudichaudii
Pazifische Reiterkrabbe, Gemusterte Reiterkrabbe
Ocypode jousseaumei
Ocypode kuhlii
Ocypode longicornuta
Ocypode macrocera
Ocypode madagascariensis
Ocypode mortoni
Ocypode nobilii
Ocypode occidentalis
Ocypode pallidula
Blasse-Reiterkrabbe
Ocypode pauliani
Ocypode platytarsis
Ocypode pygoides
Ocypode quadrata
Westatlantische Reiterkrabbe, Quadratische-Reiterkrabbe, Rennkrabbe
Ocypode rotundata
Ocypode ryderi
Ocypode saratan
Rotmeer-Reiterkrabbe, Rotmeer-Rennkrabbe
Ocypode sinensis
Ocypode stimpsoni

More related species in this lexicon:

Ocypode cordimana
Gemeine Reiterkrabbe, Glatthand-Reiterkrabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-10-28 20:22:46
Last edit:: 2024-03-02 19:41:00

Info

Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818

The Smooth-eyed ghost crab lives on fine sandy beaches.This crab feeds on carrion, small crustaceans and bugs.

Ocypode cordimanus is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, but this crab is listed as 'Vulnerable' in the Red List of threatened animals of Singapore.

Synonymised names:
Cancer roberti Curtiss, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocypoda cordimana Latreille, 1818 · unaccepted > misspelling (misspelling of genus name)
Ocypode cordimanus Latreille, 1818 · unaccepted > misspelling

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wild Singapore Homepage (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

Ocypode cordimanus, Copyright dr.Paddy Ryan

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