Paguristes sp.01 Blue-eyed hermit crab

Paguristes sp.01 is commonly referred to as Blue-eyed hermit 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.

Dr. Paddy Ryan, USA

Blue-eyed hermit crab, Sea of Cortez IMG_6337

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AphiaID:: 106844

Scientific:: Paguristes sp.01
German:: Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Blue-eyed Hermit Crab

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Paguristes (Genus) > sp.01 (Species)
Initial determination:: Dana, 1851

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), the Caribbean
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:: Seawater, Sea water
Temperature:: °F - 71.6 °F (°C - 22°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown