Criocarcinus superciliosus Crab

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

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Criocarcinus superciliosus, Philippines 2018_1419-03

Place: dive site "Basura", Anilao, Batangas, the Philippines (-15m, sandy/muddy bottom).Comment: carapace width=37.3mm (excluding pseudo rostrum, posterior spine), male.
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:: 17829
AphiaID:: 441713

Scientific:: Criocarcinus superciliosus
German:: Krabbe
English:: Crab

Category:: Крабы

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Epialtidae (Family) > Criocarcinus (Genus) > superciliosus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, New Caledonia, Philippines
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:: 1 - 15 Meter
Habitats:: Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 6,9 cm
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