Polybius marmoreus Marbled Swimming Crab

Polybius marmoreus is commonly referred to as Marbled Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7166 

AphiaID:

1750287 

Scientific:

Polybius marmoreus 

German:

Marmorierte Schwimmkrabbe 

English:

Marbled Swimming Crab 

Category:

Crabes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Polybiidae (Family) > Polybius (Genus) > marmoreus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Leach, ), 1814 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, European Coasts, Germany, the British Isles, the Isle of Man 

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 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

13,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available 

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:

• Polybius henslowii

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Polybius corrugatus
  Rote Schwimmkrabbe, Runzelige Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius depurator
  Sand-Schwimmkrabbe, Hafen-Schwimmkrabbe, Blaubein-Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius holsatus
  Gemeine Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius marmoreus
  Marmorierte Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius navigator
  Gewimperte Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius vernalis
  Ovale Schwimmkrabbe, Glatte Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius zariquieyi
  Schwimmkrabbe, Ruderkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-18 19:06:49 

Last edit:

2024-09-10 14:41:15 

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