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Hemiplax hirtipes Sentinel Crab, Stalk-eyed Mud Crab

Hemiplax hirtipes is commonly referred to as Sentinel Crab, Stalk-eyed Mud 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.

Profilbild Urheber Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Hemiplax hirtipes, Porirua, New Zealand 2020


Courtesy of the author Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand Photo taken by Javier Couper. Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
13698 
AphiaID:
1369189 
Scientific:
Hemiplax hirtipes 
German:
Stielaugen-Schlammkrabbe, Wächterkrabbe 
English:
Sentinel Crab, Stalk-eyed Mud Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Macrophthalmidae (Family) > Hemiplax (Genus) > hirtipes (Species) 
Initial determination:
Hombron & Jacquinot, [in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842-1854], 1846 
Occurrence:
Endemic species, New Zealand 
Sea depth:
- 13 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Port facilities, Rivers, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils, Tidal channels, Intertidal channels, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
1,5 cm 
Temperature:
°F - 66.2 °F (°C - 19°C) 
Food:
Detritus 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-26 14:03:44 

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Hemiplax hirtipes Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846 [in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842-1854]

Known as the Stalk-eyed mud crab or Sentinel crab. Common on mudflats in the mid and low tide zone.Scavenges through mud for organic detritus.It has many predators, including cod, eel, and sea birds (including herons and kingfishers).

Similar to Austrohelice crassa and Neommatocarcinus hutton.

Synonymised names:
Cleistostoma hirtipes Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846 [in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1842-1854] (basionym)
Hemiplax hirtipes Heller, 1862 (junior synonym)
Macrophthalmus (Hemiplax) hirtipes (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846) (superseded combination)
Metaplax hirtipes Heller, 1862 (superseded combination)

External links

  1. Coastal crabs a guide to the crabs of New Zealand (en). Abgerufen am 08.03.2021.
  2. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 04.02.2025.

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Hemiplax hirtipes, Auckland, New Zealand 2020
Hemiplax hirtipes, Porirua, New Zealand 2020
Hemiplax hirtipes. Living in sand around low tide in Ambury Park.2020

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