Trigonoplax unguiformis False Spider Crab, Triangle Crab

Trigonoplax unguiformis is commonly referred to as False Spider Crab, Triangle 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:

9986 

AphiaID:

441837 

Scientific:

Trigonoplax unguiformis 

German:

Dreieckskrabbe, Falsche Spinnenkrabbe 

English:

False Spider Crab, Triangle Crab 

Category:

Granchi 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Hymenosomatidae (Family) > Trigonoplax (Genus) > unguiformis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(De Haan, ), 1839 

Occurrence:

Anilao, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines 

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:

- 19 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Coral reefs, Sandy sea floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

~ 77 °F (25°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available, omnivore 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Trigonoplax longirostris
• Trigonoplax spathulifera
• 
  Trigonoplax unguiformis
  Dreieckskrabbe, Falsche Spinnenkrabbe

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Trigonoplax sp.01
  Falsche Spinnenkrabbe, Dreieckskrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-10-05 19:32:00 

Last edit:

2024-03-02 20:03:13 

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