Thenus orientalis Flathead Lobster, Bay Lobster

Thenus orientalis is commonly referred to as Flathead Lobster, Bay Lobster. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3775 

AphiaID:

210362 

Scientific:

Thenus orientalis 

German:

Großer Bärenkrebs 

English:

Flathead Lobster, Bay Lobster 

Category:

Ecrevisses 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Scyllaridae (Family) > Thenus (Genus) > orientalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lund, ), 1793 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Africa, Anilao, Australia, China, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Singapore, Sumatra, Tansania, Thailand, the Seychelles, Western Pacific Ocean 

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:

8 - 100 Meter 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

13,9 °F - 78.8 °F (13,9°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clam meat, Clams, Snails 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Thenus orientalis
  Großer Bärenkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-07-06 12:52:12 

Last edit:

2024-10-16 17:29:17 

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