Metacarcinus anthonyi Yellow Rock Crab, Yellow Crab

Metacarcinus anthonyi is commonly referred to as Yellow Rock Crab, Yellow Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

14546 

AphiaID:

440385 

Scientific:

Metacarcinus anthonyi 

German:

Gelber Taschenkrebs 

English:

Yellow Rock Crab, Yellow Crab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Cancridae (Family) > Metacarcinus (Genus) > anthonyi (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Rathbun, ), 1897 

Occurrence:

Gulf of California, North Pacific (Ocean), USA 

Sea depth:

15 - 70 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

5.91" - 6.69" (15,3cm - 17,5cm) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, omnivore, Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails, Starfishs, Worms 

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:

• 
  Metacarcinus anthonyi
  Gelber Taschenkrebs
• Metacarcinus edwardsii
• 
  Metacarcinus gracilis
  Anmutiger Taschenkrebs
• 
  Metacarcinus magister
  Pazifischer Taschenkrebs, Kalifornischer Taschenkrebs
• 
  Metacarcinus novaezelandiae
  Neuseeländischer Taschenkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-02-27 15:52:37 

Last edit:

2025-01-25 09:43:37 

Info

Pictures

Spawn

Commonly

Husbandry know-how of owners