Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus Osagani Crab, Sentinel Crab

Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus is commonly referred to as Osagani Crab, Sentinel Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus,Japan 1991_0124-02

Place: Kojiro bay, Miura Peninsula, Kanagawa pref., Japan (mud flat).Comment: carapace length=3cm (approximately), male.
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lexID:: 17254
AphiaID:: 444937

Scientific:: Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus
German:: Osagani Krabbe
English:: Osagani Crab, Sentinel Crab

Category:: Habitants de mangroves

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Macrophthalmidae (Family) > Macrophthalmus (Genus) > (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus (Species)
Initial determination:: Manning & Holthuis, 1981

Occurrence:: China, Japan, Papua
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Mangrove Zones, Muddy grounds, Sandbanks, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0.79" - 1.18" (2,3cm - 3,0cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, omnivore
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:

Macrophthalmus abbreviatus
Macrophthalmus abercrombiei
Macrophthalmus banzai
Macrophthalmus boteltobagoe
Macrophthalmus brevis
Macrophthalmus ceratophorus
Macrophthalmus consobrinus
Macrophthalmus convexus
Macrophthalmus crassipes
Macrophthalmus crinitus
Macrophthalmus darwinensis
Macrophthalmus definitus
Macrophthalmus dentatus
Macrophthalmus depressus
Macrophthalmus erato
Macrophthalmus frequens
Macrophthalmus fusculatus
Macrophthalmus gallardoi
Macrophthalmus graeffei
Macrophthalmus grandidieri
Macrophthalmus hilgendorfi
Macrophthalmus hirsutissima
Macrophthalmus holthuisi
Macrophthalmus indicus
Macrophthalmus japonicus
Macrophthalmus laevimanus
Macrophthalmus laevis
Macrophthalmus latipes
Macrophthalmus malaccensis
Macrophthalmus microfylacas
Macrophthalmus milloti
Macrophthalmus pacificus
Macrophthalmus parvimanus
Macrophthalmus pentaodon
Macrophthalmus philippinensis
Macrophthalmus pistrosinus
Macrophthalmus quadratus
Macrophthalmus sandakani
Macrophthalmus serenei
Macrophthalmus setosus
Macrophthalmus sulcatus
Macrophthalmus telescopicus
Macrophthalmus teschi
Macrophthalmus tjiljapensis
Macrophthalmus tomentosus
Macrophthalmus transversus

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-02-22 14:16:50
Last edit:: 2025-02-22 14:35:15

Info

$kat Manning & Holthuis, 1981

Synonymised names
Macrophthalmus abbreviatus Manning & Holthuis, 1981 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Macrophthalmus dilatatus De Haan, 1835 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Ocypode (Macrophthalmus) dilatata De Haan, 1835 · unaccepted > junior homonym

External links

crabdatabase (en). Abgerufen am 22.02.2025.
tb.plazi.org (en). Abgerufen am 22.02.2025.

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Macrophthalmus (Macrophthalmus) abbreviatus,Japan 1991_0124-02

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