Epixanthus dentatus Kanokosebiro Crab

Epixanthus dentatus is commonly referred to as Kanokosebiro Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18349 

AphiaID:

209156 

Scientific:

Epixanthus dentatus 

German:

Kanokosebiro-Krabbe 

English:

Kanokosebiro Crab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Oziidae (Family) > Epixanthus (Genus) > dentatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(White, ), 1848 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, East Africa, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Java, Kenya, Madagascar, Palau, Philippines, the Seychelles 

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:

- 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Mangrove Zones, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.97" - 2.76" (5,5cm - 7,0cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Hermit crabs, Predatory, Snails 

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:

• 
  Epixanthus corrosus
  Krabbe
• 
  Epixanthus dentatus
  Kanokosebiro-Krabbe
• 
  Epixanthus frontalis
  Japanische Sebiro-Krabbe
• Epixanthus helleri
• Epixanthus hellerii
• Epixanthus subcorrosus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-05-15 19:47:39 

Last edit:

2026-05-15 19:59:57 

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