Exopalicus maculatus Button Crab

Exopalicus maculatus is commonly referred to as Button 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:

13853 

AphiaID:

442179 

Scientific:

Exopalicus maculatus 

German:

Knopf-Krabbe 

English:

Button Crab 

Category:

Granchi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Palicidae (Family) > Exopalicus (Genus) > maculatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Edmondson, ), 1930 

Occurrence:

Central Pazific, Clipperton Island, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, Moorea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Rangiroa, Réunion , Southern Indian Ocean, Tuamoto Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 100 Meter 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

76.82 °F - 84.92 °F (24.9°C - 29.4°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:

• 
  Exopalicus maculatus
  Knopf-Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-05-09 13:32:02 

Last edit:

2021-05-12 17:01:35 

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