Polydectus cupulifer Teddy-bear Crab

Polydectus cupulifer wird umgangssprachlich als Teddybär-Krabbe bezeichnet.

Profile

lexID:

8121 

AphiaID:

211013 

Scientific:

Polydectus cupulifer 

German:

Teddybär-Krabbe 

English:

Teddy-bear Crab 

Category:

Крабы 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Xanthidae (Family) > Polydectus (Genus) > cupulifer (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Latreille in Milbert, ), 1812 

Occurrence:

Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Okinawa, Philippines, Red Sea, Singapore, South-Pazific, Taiwan, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, Tuamoto Islands 

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:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone 

Temperature:

24,9 °F - 29,3 °F (24,9°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Detritus, No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Polydectus cupulifer
  Teddybär-Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-03-09 11:58:38 

Last edit:

2025-10-18 10:35:51 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Polydectus cupulifer has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Polydectus cupulifer in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Polydectus cupulifer. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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