Pelia mutica Cryptic teardrop crab

Pelia mutica is commonly referred to as Cryptic teardrop crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6995 

AphiaID:

158440 

Scientific:

Pelia mutica 

German:

Kryptische Tränen-Krabbe 

English:

Cryptic Teardrop Crab 

Category:

Крабы 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Epialtidae (Family) > Pelia (Genus) > mutica (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Gibbes, ), 1850 

Occurrence:

Guadeloupe, Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, North Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Uruguay, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

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:

1 - 51 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils, Sponge areas 

Size:

up to 0.79" (2 cm) 

Temperature:

78.8 °F - 84.2 °F (26°C - 29°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pelia deflecta
• 
  Pelia mutica
  Kryptische Tränen-Krabbe
• Pelia pacifica
• Pelia pulchella
• Pelia rotunda
• 
  Pelia tumida
  Zwerg-Tränen-Krabbe, Zwerg Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-04-12 19:22:57 

Last edit:

2024-01-19 15:04:57 

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