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Arenaeus cribrarius Speckled Swimming Crab

Arenaeus cribrarius is commonly referred to as Speckled Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Speckled swimming crab. 2018


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lexID:
13519 
AphiaID:
158046 
Scientific:
Arenaeus cribrarius 
German:
Flecken-Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Speckled Swimming Crab 
Category:
Crabes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Arenaeus (Genus) > cribrarius (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1818 
Occurrence:
Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Northeast Atlantic, the Caribbean, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 68 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 5.51" (2,5cm - 14,1cm) 
Temperature:
22,5 °F - 82.4 °F (22,5°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Snails, Turtles 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-24 10:12:07 

Info

Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818)

These swimming crab can be found on soft bottom. Prey detritus, molluscs, small fishes. The Swimming crab is nocturnal.

Kommercial usage: In some parts of the world Arenaeus cribrarius is important in fisheries, particularly along the Brazilian coast.

Synonymised names
Arenaeus websteri HG Jones, 1968 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lupa maculata Say, 1818 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lupea cribraria (Lamarck, 1818) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. sealifebase.ca (en). Abgerufen am 04.01.2021.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 04.01.2021.

Pictures

Mating

Arenaeus cribrarius,1 m deep, night snorkel,Bequia, Bequia Beach Hotel 2021

Commonly

Arenaeus cribrarius, Speckled swimming crab,Cangrejo Nadador,Punta del Diablo, Rocha, Uruguay 2023
Speckled swimming crab. 2018
Speckled swimming crab, Arenaeus cribrarius, a predator of Coquina clams, washed ashore near Destin, Florida. 2018

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