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Upogebia pusilla Mediterranenan mud shrimp

Upogebia pusilla is commonly referred to as Mediterranenan mud shrimp. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5982 
AphiaID:
107741 
Scientific:
Upogebia pusilla 
German:
Maulwurfskrebs 
English:
Mediterranenan Mud Shrimp 
Category:
Pistol Shrimps 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Upogebiidae (Family) > Upogebia (Genus) > pusilla (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Petagna, ), 1792 
Occurrence:
Tunesien, Russland, the Black Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Algeria, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Israel, Morocco, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland) 
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:
0,5 - 45 Meter 
Habitats:
Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 
Size:
1.57" - 2.56" (4cm - 6.5cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 
Food:
Carrion, Detritus 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Upogebia acanthura
  • Upogebia aestuari
  • Upogebia affinis
  • Upogebia annae
  • Upogebia aquilina
  • Upogebia bermudensis
  • Upogebia brasiliensis
  • Upogebia capensis
    Kap Schlamm-Maulwurfskrebs
  • Upogebia careospina
  • Upogebia casis
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-10-17 12:22:41 

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(Petagna, 1792)

The mole crab is found in the north of Scandinavia, across the British Isles, through the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, and up to the coasts of northwest Africa.

The crab builds a Y-shaped burrow with two or more exits in sandy and muddy soils at depths of up to 45 meters, and is sometimes found in river estuaries.
In the 1990s, there was a mass die-off of these animals in the Black Sea, caused by a phytoplankton bloom.

Synonyms:
Astacus pusillus Petagna, 1792
Gebia lacustris Costa, 1836
Gebia litoralis (Risso, 1816)
Gebia littoralis (Risso, 1816)
Gebia venetiarum Nardo, 1869
Gebios littoralis (Risso, 1816)
Thalassina littoralis Risso, 1816
Upogebia (Upogebia) litoralis (Risso, 1816)
Upogebia (Upogebia) littoralis (Risso, 1816)
Upogebia (Upogebia) pusilla (Petagna, 1792)
Upogebia litoralis (Risso, 1816)
Upogebia littoralis (Risso, 1816)

External links

  1. Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Plazi: Upogebia pusill (en). Abgerufen am 17.10.2025.
  3. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Upogebia pusilla,Las Palmas, Spanje 2020

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