Tetraloides nigrifrons Acropoa crab

Tetraloides nigrifrons is commonly referred to as Acropoa crab. 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:

17694 

AphiaID:

443863 

Scientific:

Tetraloides nigrifrons 

German:

Korallen Krabbe 

English:

Acropoa Crab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Tetraliidae (Family) > Tetraloides (Genus) > nigrifrons (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Dana, ), 1852 

Occurrence:

China, French Polynesia, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Réunion , the Seychelles, Wallis and Futuna 

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 - 8 Meter 

Habitats:

On living corals, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0,9 cm 

Temperature:

24,9 °F - 29,3 °F (24,9°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Tetraloides heterodactylus
  Korallenkrabbe
• 
  Tetraloides nigrifrons
  Korallen Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-02 15:02:16 

Last edit:

2025-09-02 15:12:51 

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