Carpilius convexus Convex Crab, Marbled Stone Crab

Carpilius convexus is commonly referred to as Convex Crab, Marbled Stone Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: toxic.

Profile

lexID:

3190 

AphiaID:

209150 

Scientific:

Carpilius convexus 

German:

Doppelpunkt-Steinkrabbe, Konvexe-Riffkrabbe 

English:

Convex Crab, Marbled Stone Crab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Carpiliidae (Family) > Carpilius (Genus) > convexus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Kuwait, (the) Maldives, Austral Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Chile, China, Christmas Islands, Clipperton Island, East Africa, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Eastern Indian Ocean, Europa Island, French Polynesia, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Juan de Nova Island , Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, North Pacific (Ocean), Ogasawara Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Quatar, Red Sea, Réunion , Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Tokelau, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia 

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:

0 - 95 Meter 

Habitats:

Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2.76" - 5.91" (7cm - 15cm) 

Temperature:

76.1 °F - 84.2 °F (24.5°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Carpilius convexus
  Doppelpunkt-Steinkrabbe, Konvexe-Riffkrabbe
• 
  Carpilius corallinus
  Große Karibik-Krabbe, Fledermaus-Korallenkrabbe
• 
  Carpilius maculatus
  Gepunktete Riff-Krabbe, Sieben-Elf-Krabbe, Blutflecken Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-05-24 13:17:23 

Last edit:

2024-12-02 15:26:11 

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