Cryptosoma cristatum Small-spotted Shamecrab

Cryptosoma cristatum is commonly referred to as Small-spotted Shamecrab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11125 

AphiaID:

107272 

Scientific:

Cryptosoma cristatum 

German:

Kleingefleckte Schamkrabbe 

English:

Small-spotted Shamecrab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Calappidae (Family) > Cryptosoma (Genus) > cristatum (Species) 

Initial determination:

Brullé, 1837 

Occurrence:

Azores, Balearic Islands, European Coasts, Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea 

Sea depth:

10 - 400 Meter 

Size:

7,0 cm 

Temperature:

50 °F - 75.2 °F (10°C - 24°C) 

Food:

Predatory, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Cryptosoma bairdii
  Schamkrabbe
• Cryptosoma balguerii
• 
  Cryptosoma cristatum
  Kleingefleckte Schamkrabbe
• Cryptosoma garthi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-10-15 19:57:51 

Last edit:

2017-10-15 20:16:36 

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