Epixanthus frontalis Japanese Sebiro Crab

Epixanthus frontalis is commonly referred to as Japanese Sebiro Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16608 

AphiaID:

209157 

Scientific:

Epixanthus frontalis 

German:

Japanische Sebiro-Krabbe 

English:

Japanese Sebiro Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Oziidae (Family) > Epixanthus (Genus) > frontalis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(H. Milne Edwards, ), 1834 

Occurrence:

Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Kuwait, Hong Kong, Aldabra Group, Anilao, Australia, China, Comores, East Africa, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Philippines, Quatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Strait of Hormuz, Thailand, the Seychelles, Vanuatu, Western Indian Ocean, Zanzibar 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

25,4 °F - 29,3 °F (25,4°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Rotifers (Rotifera), Carnivore, No reliable information available 

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:

• Epixanthus corrosus
• Epixanthus dentatus
• 
  Epixanthus frontalis
  Japanische Sebiro-Krabbe
• Epixanthus helleri
• Epixanthus hellerii
• Epixanthus subcorrosus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-07-11 12:39:37 

Last edit:

2024-07-11 12:43:29 

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