Furtipodia petrosa Rock Elbow Crab

Furtipodia petrosa is commonly referred to as Rock Elbow Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18613 

AphiaID:

442269 

Scientific:

Furtipodia petrosa 

German:

Ellenbogenkrabbe 

English:

Rock Elbow Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Parthenopidae (Family) > Furtipodia (Genus) > petrosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Klunzinger, ), 1906 

Occurrence:

Australia, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles, Yemen 

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:

0 - 62 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Carrion, Invertebrates, No reliable information available, omnivore, 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:

• 
  Furtipodia petrosa
  Ellenbogenkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-09-15 12:49:42 

Last edit:

2026-09-15 12:54:32 

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