Acantholithodes hispidus Spiny Lithode Crab, Hairy-spined Crab, Red Fur Crab,Fuzzy Crab, Spiny King Crab

Acantholithodes hispidus is commonly referred to as Spiny Lithode Crab, Hairy-spined Crab, Red Fur Crab,Fuzzy Crab, Spiny King Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16633 

AphiaID:

590103 

Scientific:

Acantholithodes hispidus 

German:

Stachelige Lithode-Krabbe, Rote Pelzkrabbe, Haarige Krabbe 

English:

Spiny Lithode Crab, Hairy-spined Crab, Red Fur Crab,Fuzzy Crab, Spiny King Crab 

Category:

Crabes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Lithodidae (Family) > Acantholithodes (Genus) > hispidus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Stimpson, ), 1860 

Occurrence:

Alaska (Western Atlantic), Bering Sea, British Columbia, California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, USA 

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 - 245 Meter 

Habitats:

Fjords, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rock crevices, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 

Size:

1.97" - 2.76" (5,0cm - 7,8cm) 

Temperature:

3,4 °F - 10,7 °F (3,4°C - 10,7°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Schrimps 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Acantholithodes hispidus
  Stachelige Lithode-Krabbe, Rote Pelzkrabbe, Haarige Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-07-21 13:04:18 

Last edit:

2024-07-21 13:21:32 

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