Cirolana harfordi Harford’s Isopod

Cirolana harfordi is commonly referred to as Harford’s Isopod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18286 

AphiaID:

256526 

Scientific:

Cirolana harfordi 

German:

Harford-Assel 

English:

Harford’s Isopod 

Category:

Autres crustacés 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Isopoda (Order) > Cirolanidae (Family) > Cirolana (Genus) > harfordi (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lockington, ), 1877 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Australia, California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Invasive Species, Japan, Tasman Sea, 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 - 135 Meter 

Habitats:

Beach, Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Mangrove Zones, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Shell Banks, Under rocks 

Size:

0.39" - 0.79" (1,1cm - 2,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Crustaceans, Detritus, Filter feeder, Parasitic, Predatory, Symbiotic community, Worms 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-04-21 12:56:24 

Last edit:

2026-04-21 13:03:18 

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