Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Crucifix Crab, Striped Swimming Crab

Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata is commonly referred to as Crucifix Crab, Striped Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Alan Sutton, Tansania

Charybdis feriatus, juvenile found in Marivagia stellate jellyfish, Tanzania 2023

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lexID:: 15611
AphiaID:: 208822

Scientific:: Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata
German:: Kreuzkrabbe, Gestreifte Schwimmkrabbe
English:: Crucifix Crab, Striped Swimming Crab

Category:: Granchi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Charybdis (Genus) > (Charybdis) feriata (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, East Africa, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean), Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Philippines, Singapore, South-Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, Timor, Vietnam
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:: 5 - 118 Meter
Size:: 1.97" - 7.87" (5cm - 20cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Charybdis acuta
Charybdis acutidens
Charybdis acutifrons
Charybdis affinis
Charybdis africana
Charybdis amboinensis
Charybdis anisodon
Charybdis annulata
Charybdis beauforti
Charybdis bimaculata
Charybdis brevispinosa
Charybdis callianassa
Charybdis cookei
Charybdis crosnieri
Charybdis curtidentata
Charybdis curtilobus
Charybdis demani
Charybdis erythrodactyla
Charybdis feriata
Charybdis goaensis
Charybdis gordonae
Charybdis granulata
Charybdis hawaiensis
Charybdis hellerii
Charybdis heterodon
Charybdis holosericus
Charybdis hongkongensis
Charybdis hoplites
Charybdis ihlei
Charybdis incisa
Charybdis japonica
Charybdis jaubertensis
Charybdis javaensis
Charybdis longicollis
Charybdis lucifera
Charybdis meteor
Charybdis miles
Charybdis natator
Charybdis obtusifrons
Charybdis omanensis
Charybdis orientalis
Charybdis orlik
Charybdis ornata
Charybdis padadiana
Charybdis padangensis
Charybdis philippinensis
Charybdis pusilla
Charybdis rathbuni
Charybdis riversandersoni
Charybdis rosea
Charybdis rostrata
Charybdis rufodactylus
Charybdis sagamiensis
Charybdis salehensis
Charybdis seychellensis
Charybdis smithii
Charybdis spinifera
Charybdis truncata
Charybdis vadorum
Charybdis vannamei
Charybdis variegata
Charybdis yaldwyni

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2023-03-09 19:27:10
Last edit:: 2023-03-09 20:32:38

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Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata (Linnaeus, 1758)

The crucifix crab is a species of swimming crab in the family Portunidae. It is found in the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific region.

Synonymised names:
Cancer cruciatus Herbst, 1794 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer feriata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer sexdentatus Herbst, 1783 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Charybdis cruciata (Herbst, 1794) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Charybdis sexdentata (Herbst, 1783) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Portunus crucifer Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Thalamita crucifera (Fabricius, 1798) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2023.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2023.
Wildsingapore (en). Abgerufen am 09.03.2023.

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