Daira perlata Beaded Crab

Daira perlata is commonly referred to as Beaded Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

15370 

AphiaID:

107426 

Scientific:

Daira perlata 

German:

Perlen-Krabbe 

English:

Beaded Crab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Dairidae (Family) > Daira (Genus) > perlata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Herbst, ), 1790 

Occurrence:

Suez-Kanal, Australia, China, Christmas Islands, East Africa, European Coasts, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Japan, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, New Caledonia, North Atlantic Ocean, Okinawa, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Solomon Islands, Taiwan, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

0 - 10 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

1.18" - 1.57" (3cm - 4cm) 

Temperature:

76.28 °F - 84.74 °F (24.6°C - 29.3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Clams, omnivore, Predatory, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Daira americana
• 
  Daira perlata
  Perlen-Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2022-11-19 18:22:19 

Last edit:

2026-02-22 19:51:34 

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