Mithraculus coryphe Nodose clinging crab

Mithraculus corypheis commonly referred to as Nodose clinging 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.

Pauline Walsh Jacobson, USA

roatan 23 PB150758a Nodose Clinging Crab, Mithraculus coryphe, Coco View Hondura 2023

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lexID:: 6999
AphiaID:: 421987

Scientific:: Mithraculus coryphe
German:: Krabbe
English:: Nodose Clinging Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Mithracidae (Family) > Mithraculus (Genus) > coryphe (Species)
Initial determination:: (Herbst, ), 1801

Occurrence:: Barbados, Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, Brazil, Curacao, Florida, Grenada, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, South America, the Caribbean, the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
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 - 60 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Marine / Salt Water, Muddy grounds
Size:: up to 1.65" (4.2 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae, No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown