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Arenaeus cribrarius Speckled Swimming Crab

Arenaeus cribrariusis commonly referred to as Speckled Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Speckled swimming crab. 2018


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lexID:
13519 
AphiaID:
158046 
Scientific:
Arenaeus cribrarius 
German:
Flecken-Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Speckled Swimming Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Arenaeus (Genus) > cribrarius (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1818 
Occurrence:
Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Northeast Atlantic, the Caribbean, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 68 Meter 
Size:
0.79" - 5.51" (2,5cm - 14,1cm) 
Temperature:
22,5 °F - 82.4 °F (22,5°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Snails, Turtles 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-24 10:12:07 

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Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818)

These swimming crab can be found on soft bottom. Prey detritus, molluscs, small fishes. The Swimming crab is nocturnal.

Kommercial usage: In some parts of the world Arenaeus cribrarius is important in fisheries, particularly along the Brazilian coast.

Synonymised names
Arenaeus websteri HG Jones, 1968 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lupa maculata Say, 1818 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lupea cribraria (Lamarck, 1818) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Scientific paper

  1. Reproductive Plasticity in the Speckled Crab Arenaeus cribrarius (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae) Associated with a Population Decline, Andrade, Luciana S.; Fransozo, Vivian; Bertini, Giovana; Negreiros-Fransozo, Maria L.; López-Greco, Laura S. , 2015
  2. Activity Patterns and Zonation of the Swimming Crabs Arenaeus cribrarius and Callinectes ornatus, Edlin Guerra-Castro, Carlos A. Carmona-Suárez and Jesús E. Conde, 2007
  3. Activity Patterns and Zonation of the Swimming Crabs Arenaeus Cribrarius and Callinectes Ornatus, Guerra-Castro, Edlin; Conde, Jesús E.; Carmona-Suárez, Carlos A. , 2007
  4. Growth of the speckled swimming crab, Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818) (Crustacea, Brachyura, Portunidae), in Ubatuba (SP), Brazil, Pinheiro, M. A. A.; Hattori, G. Y. , 2006
  5. The Natural Diet of Arenaeus cribrarius (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae) on Two Arid Beaches in Western Venezuela, Carlos A. Carmona-Suárez and Jesús E. Conde, 2005
  6. REPRODUCTION OF THE SPECKLED SWIMMING CRAB ARENAEUS CRIBRARIUS (BRACHYURA: PORTUNIDAE) ON THE BRAZILIAN COAST NEAR 23°30′S, Pinheiro, Marcelo Antonio Amaro; Fransozo, Adilson , 2002
  7. Reproduction of the Speckled Swimming Crab Arenaeus cribrarius (Brachyura: Portunidae) on the Brazilian Coast near 23°30′S, Marcelo Antonio Amaro Pinheiro and Adilson Fransozo, 2002
  8. FECUNDITY AND REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT OF THE SPECKLED SWIMMING CRAB ARENAEUS CRIBRARIUS (LAMARCK, 1818) (BRACHYURA, PORTUNIDAE), Terceiro, Oswaldo; Pinheiro, Marcelo , 2000
  9. Fecundity and Reproductive Output of the Speckled Swimming Crab Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818) (Brachyura, Portunidae), Marcelo A. A. Pinheiro and Oswaldo S. L. Terceiro, 2000
  10. Sexual Maturity of the Speckled Swimming Crab Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae), in the Ubatuba Littoral, SãO Paulo State, Brazil, Marcelo Antonio Amaro Pinheiro and Adilson Fransozo, 1998
  11. Proceedings of the First European Crustacean Conference, 1992 / Actes de la Première Conférence Européenne sur les Crustacés, 1992 || Relative Growth of the Speckled Swimming Crab Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818) (Brachyura, Portunidae), near Ubatuba, State of SãO Paulo, Brazil, Marcelo Antonio Amaro Pinheiro and Adilson Fransozo, 1993

External links

  1. sealifebase.ca (en). Abgerufen am 04.01.2021.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 04.01.2021.

Pictures

Mating

Arenaeus cribrarius,1 m deep, night snorkel,Bequia, Bequia Beach Hotel 2021

Commonly

Arenaeus cribrarius, Speckled swimming crab,Cangrejo Nadador,Punta del Diablo, Rocha, Uruguay 2023
Speckled swimming crab. 2018
Speckled swimming crab, Arenaeus cribrarius, a predator of Coquina clams, washed ashore near Destin, Florida. 2018

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