Ciliopagurus shebae Sheba Hermit Crab

Ciliopagurus shebae is commonly referred to as Sheba Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Łatwy . Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Ciliopagurus (Genus) > shebae (Species)
Initial determination:: (Lewinsohn, ), 1969

Occurrence:: Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Indian Ocean, Israel, Madagascar, Red Sea, Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 1 - 36 Meter
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: omnivore
Difficulty:: Łatwy
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown