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Ozius deplanatus Iron Crab, Black Finger Crab

Ozius deplanatusis commonly referred to as Iron Crab, Black Finger Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Ozius deplanatus, Under mid-low tide rocks., Auckland, New Zealand 2022


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
5143 
AphiaID:
440514 
Scientific:
Ozius deplanatus 
German:
Eisen-Krabbe, Schwarzfinger-Krabbe 
English:
Iron Crab, Black Finger Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Oziidae (Family) > Ozius (Genus) > deplanatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(White, ), 1847 
Occurrence:
Australia, Christmas Islands, East Africa, India, Indo Pacific, Japan, Myanmar, New Zealand, Red Sea, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Tasmania (Australia) 
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:
0 - 1 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Rocky, hard seabeds, Rubble floors, Stony soils, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
up to 0.79" (2 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Chitons, Clams, Crustaceans, Predatory, Snails 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-26 12:52:48 

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Ozius deplanatus (White, 1847)

Ozius is a genus of crabs in the family Menippidae. The black finger crab or iron crab is found in New Zealand and Australia.

Similar to Heterozius rotundifrons and Pilumnopeus serratifrons.

Synonymised names:
Xantho deplanatus White, 1847 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

  1. COASTAL CRABS of New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2023.
  2. EOL (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2023.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 25.10.2023.
  4. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 17.03.2023.

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Ozius deplanatus, Under mid-low tide rocks., Auckland, New Zealand 2022
Ozius deplanatus, Under mid-low tide rocks., Auckland, New Zealand 2022

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