Achelous sebae Ocellate Swimming Crab

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

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Ocellate Swimming Crab, Achelous sebae (bon11626).2017

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Scientific:: Achelous sebae
German:: Pfauenaugen-Schwimmkrabbe
English:: Ocellate Swimming Crab

Category:: Kraby

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Achelous (Genus) > sebae (Species)
Initial determination:: (H. Milne Edwards, ), 1834

Occurrence:: Guadeloupe, Aruba, Curacao, Dominica, Florida, Grenada, Gulf of Mexico, Haiti, Martinique, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean
Sea depth:: 5 - 30 Meter
Size:: 1.97" - 3.94" (5cm - 10cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Achelous angustus
Achelous asper
Achelous binoculus
Achelous brevimanus
Achelous depressifrons
Flachbrauen-Schwimmkrabbe
Achelous floridanus
Florida Schwimmkrabbe
Achelous gibbesii
Achelous granulatus
Achelous guaymasensis
Achelous iridescens
Achelous isolamargaritensis
Achelous ordwayi
Rothaar-Schwimmkrabbe
Achelous rufiremus
Achelous sebae
Pfauenaugen-Schwimmkrabbe
Achelous spinicarpus
Achelous spinimanus
Achelous stanfordi
Achelous tuberculatus
Achelous tumidulus

More related species in this lexicon:

Achelous hastatus
Augenfleck-Schwimmkrabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-04-02 19:30:34
Last edit:: 2021-04-02 19:39:15

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Achelous sebae (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)

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:
Lupa biocellata Gundlach & Torralbas, 1900 [in Gundlach & Torralbas, 1900-1901] (junior synonym)
Lupea sebae H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Portunus (Achelous) sebae (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)

External links

reefguide.org (en). Abgerufen am 02.04.2021.

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bon11624,Ocellate Swimming Crab, Achelous sebae, Town Pier Night Dive, Bonaire 2022

Ocellate Swimming Crab, Achelous sebae (bon11626).2017

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