Aniculus maximus Hairy Orange Hermit Crab, Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab

Aniculus maximus is commonly referred to as Hairy Orange Hermit Crab, Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Alan Sutton, Tansania

Aniculus maximus, Tanzania 2024

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lexID:: 938
AphiaID:: 208664

Scientific:: Aniculus maximus
German:: Haariger-Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Hairy Orange Hermit Crab, Hairy Yellow Hermit Crab

Category:: Kraby pustelniki

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Aniculus (Genus) > maximus (Species)
Initial determination:: Edmondson, 1952

Occurrence:: Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Marquesas Islands, Mayotte, Mozambique, Pacific Ocean, Tansania, the Seychelles
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:: 10 - 150 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 4.72" (12 cm)
Temperature:: 75.02 °F - 80.96 °F (23.9°C - 27.2°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Invertebrates, omnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown