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Atoportunus gustavi Scissor crab, Cavernicolous Swimming Crab

Atoportunus gustavi is commonly referred to as Scissor crab, Cavernicolous Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Atoportunus gustavi,Also known as a scissor crab due to its long pincer claws,27 December 2016


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lexID:
13428 
AphiaID:
395788 
Scientific:
Atoportunus gustavi 
German:
Scherenkrabbe, Höhlen-Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Scissor Crab, Cavernicolous Swimming Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Atoportunus (Genus) > gustavi (Species) 
Initial determination:
P.K.L. Ng & Takeda, 2003 
Occurrence:
Guam, Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, Micronesia 
Sea depth:
2 - 30 Meter 
Size:
1,2 cm 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory 
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:
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
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Last edit:
2020-12-12 13:54:55 

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Atoportunus gustavi P.K.L. Ng & Takeda, 2003

Atoportunus gustavi is also known as a scissor crab due to its long pincer claws.

This cavernicolous crab have been reported in depths of 2-30m in coral rubble near or in caves, normally in dark places.The eyes of Atoportunus crabs are reduced which is indicative of obligate cavernicolous species.

External links

  1. underwaterkwaj.com (en). Abgerufen am 12.12.2020.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 12.12.2020.

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Atoportunus gustavi Ng & Takeda, 2003
Atoportunus gustavi,Also known as a scissor crab due to its long pincer claws,27 December 2016

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