Polybius vernalis Vernal Crab, Grey Swimming Crab, Smooth Swimcrab

Polybius vernalis is commonly referred to as Vernal Crab, Grey Swimming Crab, Smooth Swimcrab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16283 

AphiaID:

107394 

Scientific:

Polybius vernalis 

German:

Ovale Schwimmkrabbe, Glatte Schwimmkrabbe 

English:

Vernal Crab, Grey Swimming Crab, Smooth Swimcrab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Polybiidae (Family) > Polybius (Genus) > vernalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Risso, ), 1827 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Albania, Algeria, Balearic Islands, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Lybia, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Turkey, West Africa 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 1.57" (2,6cm - 4,0cm) 

Temperature:

11,1 °F - 17,2 °F (11,1°C - 17,2°C) 

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:

• Polybius henslowii

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Polybius corrugatus
  Rote Schwimmkrabbe, Runzelige Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius depurator
  Sand-Schwimmkrabbe, Hafen-Schwimmkrabbe, Blaubein-Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius holsatus
  Gemeine Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius marmoreus
  Marmorierte Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius navigator
  Gewimperte Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius vernalis
  Ovale Schwimmkrabbe, Glatte Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Polybius zariquieyi
  Schwimmkrabbe, Ruderkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-02-26 17:49:07 

Last edit:

2024-12-03 15:06:21 

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