Goniosupradens hawaiensis Hawaiian Swimming Crab

Goniosupradens hawaiensis is commonly referred to as Hawaiian Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 11145
AphiaID:: 1462330

Scientific:: Goniosupradens hawaiensis
German:: Hawai Schwimmkrabbe
English:: Hawaiian Swimming Crab

Category:: Crabes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Goniosupradens (Genus) > hawaiensis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Edmondson, ), 1954

Occurrence:: French Polynesia, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 1 - 18 Meter
Size:: up to 3.15" (8 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory, Sea urchins
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2017-10-20 08:28:26
Last edit:: 2021-10-07 20:37:09

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Goniosupradens hawaiensis (Edmondson, 1954)

Goniosupradens is a genus of swimming crabs in the family Portunidae. Common at scuba depths in holes and within Antler coral.

These swimminng crab have electric-blue striped eyes.

External links

marinelifephotography.com (en). Abgerufen am 07.10.2021.
Scott Rettig (Flickr) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 07.10.2021.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 07.10.2021.

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