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Loxorhynchus grandis Sheep crab, Californian sheep crab

Loxorhynchus grandisis commonly referred to as Sheep crab, Californian sheep crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Loxorhynchus grandis, Sheep crab, 2017


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lexID:
5744 
AphiaID:
441602 
Scientific:
Loxorhynchus grandis 
German:
Kalifornische Schafskrabbe 
English:
Sheep Crab, Californian Sheep Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Epialtidae (Family) > Loxorhynchus (Genus) > grandis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Stimpson, 1857 
Occurrence:
Gulf of California, West Coast USA 
Sea depth:
6 - 152 Meter 
Size:
4.33" - 6.69" (11cm - 17cm) 
Temperature:
50 °F - 75.2 °F (10°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2019-09-09 22:32:16 

Info

Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857

Large and slow moving. Sheep crabs with oval-shaped body tapers to spinelike points on its rostrum. Body with spines and bumps. Adult male sheep crabs have more formidable claws and longer legs than females.

Diet: carnivores, scavengers of bottom-dwelling organisms

Scientific paper

  1. Studies on Decapoda (Biology, Ecology, Morphology, and Systematics) || Decorating Behavior in Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson and Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson (Brachyura, Majidae), Mary K. Wicksten, 1979

External links

  1. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

juvenile Sheep Crab (Loxorhynchus grandis), Santa Cruz Island,September 9-10, 2005
Sheep Crab(Loxorhynchus grandis),Palawan,July 30, 2005

Commonly

Sheep Crab(Loxorhynchus grandis),Palawan,July 30, 2005
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Sheep Crab(Loxorhynchus grandis),Palawan,July 30, 2005
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Copyright Wolfram Sander, Anacapa, California
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Copyright Wolfram Sander, Anacapa, California
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Photo: Shane Anderson
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Loxorhynchus grandis, Sheep Crab, Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo Co., CA 2013
Loxorhynchus grandis, Sheep crab 2023
Loxorhynchus grandis, Sheep crab, 2017

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