Carcinus aestuarii Mediterranean Green Crab

Carcinus aestuarii is commonly referred to as Mediterranean Green Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

5743 

AphiaID:

107380 

Scientific:

Carcinus aestuarii 

German:

Mittelmeer-Strandkrabbe 

English:

Mediterranean Green Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Carcinidae (Family) > Carcinus (Genus) > aestuarii (Species) 

Initial determination:

Nardo, 1847 

Occurrence:

Suez-Kanal, Tunesien, the Black Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Balearic Islands, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Greece, Indian Ocean, Israel, Japan, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Morocco, Northern Africa, South-Africa, South-Pazific, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Ukraine, USA 

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 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Estuaries (river mouths), Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 2.36" (2cm - 6,5cm) 

Temperature:

13,4 °F - 19,4 °F (13,4°C - 19,4°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Clams, omnivore, Worms 

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:

• 
  Carcinus aestuarii
  Mittelmeer-Strandkrabbe
• 
  Carcinus maenas
  Gemeine Strandkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-14 23:16:44 

Last edit:

2024-12-19 14:00:24 

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