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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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Caphyra laevis (c) by Martin Hablützel, Unterwasserfoto.ch Aufnahmeort Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesien


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lexID:
3707 
AphiaID:
442718 
Scientific:
Caphyra loevis 
German:
Xenia Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Xenia Swimming Crab 
Category:
Granchi 
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
:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-08-21 16:46:22 

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Caphyra loevis (Milne-Edwards, 1869)

Known as the xenia swimming crab.

Synonyms:
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)
Caphyra natatrix Zehntner, 1894
Caphyra octodentata Haswell, 1882
Caphyra semigranosa de Man, 1888
Caphyra suvaensis Edmondson, 1935
Goniosoma loevis A. Milne-Edwards, 1869

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  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 21.08.2025.

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