Chirostylus ortmanni Spider crab, Squat lobster, Spider squat lobster

Chirostylus ortmanni is commonly referred to as Spider crab, Squat lobster, Spider squat lobster. 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:

12470 

AphiaID:

391988 

Scientific:

Chirostylus ortmanni 

German:

Ortmanns Springkrebs 

English:

Spider Crab, Squat Lobster, Spider Squat Lobster 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Chirostylidae (Family) > Chirostylus (Genus) > ortmanni (Species) 

Initial determination:

Miyake & Baba, 1968 

Occurrence:

Cebu ((Philippines), Japan, Madagascar, North Pacific (Ocean), Ogasawara Islands, Philippines, The Ryukyu Islands, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

10 - 90 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.57" - 1.97" (4cm - 5cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Zooplankton 

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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Chirostylus dolichopus
  Tiefsee Springkrebs
• 
  Chirostylus ortmanni
  Ortmanns Springkrebs
• 
  Chirostylus sandyi
  Spider Springkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-10-11 15:08:32 

Last edit:

2024-07-14 19:55:21 

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