Mithraculus cinctimanus banded clinging crab

Mithraculus cinctimanusis commonly referred to as banded clinging crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6871 

AphiaID:

421986 

Scientific:

Mithraculus cinctimanus 

German:

Gebänderte Krabbe 

English:

Banded Clinging Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Mithracidae (Family) > Mithraculus (Genus) > cinctimanus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Stimpson, 1860 

Occurrence:

Belgium, Columbia, Curacao, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Venezuela 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tides. 

Sea depth:

0 - 4 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae, Commensalism 

Tank:

22 gal (~ 100L)  

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:

• Mithraculus cancasensis
• 
  Mithraculus cinctimanus
  Gebänderte Krabbe
• 
  Mithraculus coryphe
  Krabbe
• Mithraculus denticulatus
• 
  Mithraculus forceps
  Rote Mithraculus-Krabbe
• Mithraculus nodosus
• Mithraculus rostratus
• Mithraculus ruber
• 
  Mithraculus sculptus
  Grüne Spinnenkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-03-17 12:05:58 

Last edit:

2024-01-21 17:51:37 

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