Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan
Info
Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834
The carapace is transversely ovoid, convex. The color brown.
The spotted rock crab has a predatory diet. The strong scissors help her with this. These crabs kill their prey with special curved teeth at the base of their large claws, then cut them with the smoother claws.
The crab occurs in numerous habitats and knows how to assert itself there. It is found on rocky beaches, mangrove swamps, coral reefs and continental slopes from the shallow tides to a depth of 800 m and river mouths. The spotted rock crab can also climb mangrove roots.
We were unable to determine exactly which animals belong to their range of prey. However, it can be assumed that she captures everything that she can hold and cut up with her powerful scissors.
Synonymised names
Cancer (Eudora) incisus De Haan, 1833 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Ozius guttatus garciaensis Ward, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ozius speciosus Hilgendorf, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Panopeus formio White, 1847 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Panopeus formio Adams & White, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Direct children (1)
Subspecies Ozius guttatus garciaensis Ward, 1942 accepted as Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
The carapace is transversely ovoid, convex. The color brown.
The spotted rock crab has a predatory diet. The strong scissors help her with this. These crabs kill their prey with special curved teeth at the base of their large claws, then cut them with the smoother claws.
The crab occurs in numerous habitats and knows how to assert itself there. It is found on rocky beaches, mangrove swamps, coral reefs and continental slopes from the shallow tides to a depth of 800 m and river mouths. The spotted rock crab can also climb mangrove roots.
We were unable to determine exactly which animals belong to their range of prey. However, it can be assumed that she captures everything that she can hold and cut up with her powerful scissors.
Synonymised names
Cancer (Eudora) incisus De Haan, 1833 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Ozius guttatus garciaensis Ward, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ozius speciosus Hilgendorf, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Panopeus formio White, 1847 · unaccepted > nomen nudum
Panopeus formio Adams & White, 1849 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Direct children (1)
Subspecies Ozius guttatus garciaensis Ward, 1942 accepted as Ozius guttatus H. Milne Edwards, 1834 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
