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Ovalipes trimaculatus Three-spot Swimming Crab, Rowing Crab

Ovalipes trimaculatus is commonly referred to as Three-spot Swimming Crab, Rowing Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Georgina Jones (CC-BY-SA), Cape Town

Ovalipes trimaculatus,long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)


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lexID:
17322 
AphiaID:
246565 
Scientific:
Ovalipes trimaculatus 
German:
Dreipunkt-Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Three-spot Swimming Crab, Rowing Crab 
Category:
Granchi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ovalipidae (Family) > Ovalipes (Genus) > trimaculatus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(De Haan, ), 1833 
Occurrence:
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Japan, Peru, South America, South-Africa, Uruguay 
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:
3 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 2.36" (6 cm) 
Temperature:
10,1 °F - 15,6 °F (10,1°C - 15,6°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Predatory, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
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:
2025-03-26 16:44:06 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Ovalipes trimaculatus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Ovalipes trimaculatus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Ovalipes trimaculatus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Ovalipes trimaculatus (De Haan, 1833)

Ovalipes trimaculatus is a aredator of molluscs.

Synonymised names
Corystes (Anisopus) trimaculatus De Haan, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Platyonychus africanus A. Milne-Edwards, 1861 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Platyonychus purpureus Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

  1. researchgate.net (en). Abgerufen am 26.03.2025.
  2. sealifebase.se (en). Abgerufen am 26.03.2025.

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Ovalipes trimaculatus, photographers reef Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2021 (CC-BY-SA)
Ovalipes trimaculatus, photographers reef Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2021 (CC-BY-SA)
Ovalipes trimaculatus,long beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, 7975, South Africa 2023 (CC-BY-SA)

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