Iridopagurus caribbensis Caribbean Hermit Crab

Iridopagurus caribbensis is commonly referred to as Caribbean Hermit 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:

18538 

AphiaID:

366477 

Scientific:

Iridopagurus caribbensis 

German:

Karibik Einsiedlerkrebs 

English:

Caribbean Hermit Crab 

Category:

Kraby pustelniki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Iridopagurus (Genus) > caribbensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, ), 1893 

Occurrence:

Guadeloupe, Columbia, Curacao, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Lesser Antilles, Martinique, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, USA, Venezuela 

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:

8 - 150 Meter 

Habitats:

Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 

Size:

0" - 0" (0,1cm - 0,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

omnivore 

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:

• 
  Iridopagurus caribbensis
  Karibik Einsiedlerkrebs
• Iridopagurus dispar
• Iridopagurus globulus
• Iridopagurus iris
• 
  Iridopagurus reticulatus
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• Iridopagurus violaceus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-08-10 20:01:26 

Last edit:

2026-08-10 20:10:14 

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