Caphyra loevis Xenia Swimming Crab

Caphyra loevis is commonly referred to as Xenia Swimming 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:

3707 

AphiaID:

442718 

Scientific:

Caphyra loevis 

German:

Xenia Schwimmkrabbe 

English:

Xenia Swimming Crab 

Category:

Kraby 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Caphyra (Genus) > loevis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. Milne-Edwards, ), 1869 

Occurrence:

Anilao, Australia, Celebes Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Philippines, Red Sea, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

6 - 16 Meter 

Temperature:

25,5 °F - 29,2 °F (25,5°C - 29,2°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

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

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Caphyra acheronae
• Caphyra alata
• Caphyra alcyoniophila
• Caphyra bedoti
• Caphyra curtipes
• Caphyra fulva
• Caphyra hemisphaerica
• Caphyra holocarinata
• 
  Caphyra loevis
  Xenia Schwimmkrabbe
• Caphyra minabensis
• Caphyra polita
• 
  Caphyra rotundifrons
  Haaralgen Schwimmkrabbe
• Caphyra rouxii
• Caphyra tricostata
• Caphyra tridens
• 
  Caphyra unidentata
  Weichkorallen Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Caphyra yookadai
  Weichkorallen Schwimmkrabbe
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-05-15 12:58:50 

Last edit:

2025-08-21 16:46:22 

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