Ocypode ceratophthalmus Horned Ghost crab, Horn-eyed Ghost crab

Ocypode ceratophthalmus is commonly referred to as Horned Ghost crab, Horn-eyed Ghost crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Ocypode cerathopthalma ghost crab, male 3, Fiji

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Scientific:: Ocypode ceratophthalmus
German:: Gehörnte Geisterkrabbe
English:: Horned Ghost Crab, Horn-eyed Ghost Crab

Category:

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Ocypode (Genus) > ceratophthalmus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pallas, ), 1772

Occurrence:: Australia, East Africa, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moluccas, Mozambique, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Singapore, South-Africa, Tansania, Thailand, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Supralitoral
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones
Size:: up to 3.15" (8 cm)
Temperature:: 27,3 °F - 29,3 °F (27,3°C - 29,3°C)
Food:: Carrion, Clam meat, Clams, omnivore, Snails
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Ocypode africana
Ocypode brevicornis
Reiterkrabbe
Ocypode ceratophthalmus
Gehörnte Geisterkrabbe
Ocypode convexa
Ocypode cordimanus
Ocypode cursor
Ocypode fabricii
Ocypode gaudichaudii
Pazifische Reiterkrabbe, Gemusterte Reiterkrabbe
Ocypode jousseaumei
Ocypode kuhlii
Ocypode longicornuta
Ocypode macrocera
Ocypode madagascariensis
Ocypode mortoni
Ocypode nobilii
Ocypode occidentalis
Ocypode pallidula
Blasse-Reiterkrabbe
Ocypode pauliani
Ocypode platytarsis
Ocypode pygoides
Ocypode quadrata
Westatlantische Reiterkrabbe, Quadratische-Reiterkrabbe, Rennkrabbe
Ocypode rotundata
Ocypode ryderi
Ocypode saratan
Rotmeer-Reiterkrabbe, Rotmeer-Rennkrabbe
Ocypode sinensis
Ocypode stimpsoni

More related species in this lexicon:

Ocypode cordimana
Gemeine Reiterkrabbe, Glatthand-Reiterkrabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-07-14 15:57:21
Last edit:: 2024-03-02 19:59:32

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Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)

Synonymised names
Cancer arenarius Toreen in Osbeck, 1765 · unaccepted (nomen oblitum)
Cancer caninus Herbst, 1782 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cancer ceratophthalmus Pallas, 1772 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer francisci Curtiss, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocipode Urvillei Guérin, 1829 · unaccepted (incorrect spelling of junior synonym)
Ocypoda brevicornis var. longicornuta Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ocypoda ceratophthalma (Pallas, 1772) · unaccepted > misspelling (misspelling of genus name)
Ocypoda Macleayana Hess, 1865 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocypode brevicornis var. longicornuta Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ocypode ceratophthalma (Pallas, 1772) · unaccepted (incorrect spelling under Art....)
Ocypode longicornuta Dana, 1852 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ocypode urvillei Guérin, 1829 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Ocypode Urvillii Guérin, 1829 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

COMPARISON OF BURROW MORPHOLOGY OF JUVENILE AND YOUNG ADULT OCYPODE CERATOPHTHALMUS FROM SAI KAEW, THAILAND (en). Abgerufen am 19.05.2022.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 02.03.2024.

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Ocypode ceratophthalmus,North West Cape WA 6707, Australia 2024

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