Phimochirus randalli Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab

Phimochirus randalli is commonly referred to as Ridgeclaw 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.

Profile

lexID:

7452 

AphiaID:

366822 

Scientific:

Phimochirus randalli 

German:

Randalls Phimochirus 

English:

Ridgeclaw Hermit Crab 

Category:

Hermit Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Phimochirus (Genus) > randalli (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Provenzano, ), 1961 

Occurrence:

Cuba, Dominica, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean, 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:

15 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Marine / Salt Water, Rocky, hard seabeds, Rubble floors, Stony soils 

Size:

7,5 cm 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Phimochirus californiensis
  Breithand Einsiedlerkrebs, Kalifornischer Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Phimochirus holthuisi
  Rotgestreifter Einsiedler
• Phimochirus leurocarpus
• 
  Phimochirus operculatus
  Gepunkteter Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Phimochirus randalli
  Randalls Phimochirus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-08-17 18:15:05 

Last edit:

2025-04-09 20:58:32 

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