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Achelous ordwayi Redhair Swimming Crab

Achelous ordwayiis commonly referred to as Redhair Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Redhair Swimming Crabs, Achelous ordwayi, mating, Florida, USA 2018


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lexID:
12825 
AphiaID:
451838 
Scientific:
Achelous ordwayi 
German:
Rothaar-Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Redhair Swimming Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Achelous (Genus) > ordwayi (Species) 
Initial determination:
Stimpson, 1860 
Occurrence:
Bermuda, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA 
Sea depth:
9 - 137 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 1.97" (2,5cm - 5cm) 
Temperature:
68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-02-28 09:16:17 

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Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860

Portunid crabs are characterised by the flattening of the fifth pair of legs into broad paddles, which are used for swimming. This ability, together with their strong, sharp claws, allows many species to be fast and aggressive predators.

Synonymised names:
Neptunus cruentatus A. Milne-Edwards, 1861 (junior synonym)
Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860)
Portunus aurimanus Forns in Gundlach & Torralbas, 1900

External links

  1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

bhb 21 P6163824 juv,Red-hair Swimming Crab, Florida 2021

Commonly

bhb 17 P7110069 Redhair Swimming Crab, Achelous ordwayi 2017
bhb 17 P7110140 Redhair Swimming Crab, Achelous ordwayi, 2017
Redhair Swimming Crab, Achelous ordwayi eating Red-Tipped Fireworm, Chloeia viridis, Florida, USA 2018
Redhair Swimming Crabs, Achelous ordwayi, mating, Florida, USA 2018

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