Lambrachaeus ramifer Thorny Elbow Crab

Lambrachaeus ramiferis commonly referred to as Thorny Elbow Crab. 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:

14182 

AphiaID:

217308 

Scientific:

Lambrachaeus ramifer 

German:

Dornige Ellenbogen-Krabbe 

English:

Thorny Elbow Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Parthenopidae (Family) > Lambrachaeus (Genus) > ramifer (Species) 

Initial determination:

Alcock, 1895 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, China, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Red Sea, Réunion , South-Africa, Taiwan 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Size:

0.39" - 1.97" (1,0cm - 5,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Lambrachaeus ramifer
  Dornige Ellenbogen-Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-10-14 20:20:09 

Last edit:

2021-10-14 20:21:01 

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