Notosceles chimmonis Frog Crab

Notosceles chimmonis is commonly referred to as Frog Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17335 

AphiaID:

209570 

Scientific:

Notosceles chimmonis 

German:

Froschkrabbe 

English:

Frog Crab 

Category:

Crabes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Raninidae (Family) > Notosceles (Genus) > chimmonis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Bourne, 1922 

Occurrence:

French Polynesia, Indian Ocean, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Réunion , Sulu Sea  

Sea depth:

10 - 805 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1,0 cm 

Temperature:

11,2 °F - 22,5 °F (11,2°C - 22,5°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Copepods, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Hydrozoa polyps, omnivore, Predatory, Schrimps, Sepia 

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:

• 
  Notosceles chimmonis
  Froschkrabbe
• Notosceles ecuadorensis
• Notosceles pepeke
• Notosceles serratifrons
• Notosceles viaderi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-03-31 19:17:54 

Last edit:

2025-03-31 19:26:07 

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