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Thranita pseudopelsarti Orange-legged Swimming Crab

Thranita pseudopelsarti is commonly referred to as Orange-legged Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Thranita pseudopelsarti, 80mm Kwajalein


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lexID:
15388 
AphiaID:
1467081 
Scientific:
Thranita pseudopelsarti 
German:
Rote Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Orange-legged Swimming Crab 
Category:
Granchi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Thranita (Genus) > pseudopelsarti (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Crosnier, ), 2002 
Occurrence:
Marschall Islands, Tahiti 
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 - 5 Meter 
Habitats:
Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 3.15" (8 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Carrion, Predatory 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-01-14 14:07:29 

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Thranita pseudopelsarti Crosnier, 2002

Portunidae is a family of crabs which contains the swimming crabs. Portunid crabs are characterised by the flattening of the fifth pair of legs into broad paddles, which are used for swimming.[2] This ability, together with their strong, sharp claws, allows many species to be fast and aggressive predators.

Thranita pseudopelsarti is red in color with orange leggs and black spine-tips.

Synonymised names
Thalamita pseudopelsarti Crosnier, 2002 · unaccepted > superseded combination

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