Polybius holsatus Swimming Crab,Flying Crab

Polybius holsatus is commonly referred to as Swimming Crab,Flying Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 8418
AphiaID:: 107388

Scientific:: Polybius holsatus
German:: Gemeine Schwimmkrabbe
English:: Swimming Crab,Flying Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Polybiidae (Family) > Polybius (Genus) > holsatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Fabricius, ), 1798

Occurrence:: the Black Sea, the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Azores, Bay of Biscay, Belgium, Danmark, English Channel, European Coasts, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Kattegat (Baltic Sea), Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Skagerrak (North Sea), Spain, Sweden, the British Isles, the Canary Islands, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea
Sea depth:: 0 - 500 Meter
Habitats:: Estuaries (river mouths)
Size:: up to 1.57" (4 cm)
Temperature:: 44.6 °F - 68 °F (7°C - 20°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Barnacles, Carrion, Clam meat, Clams, Fish (little fishes), Schrimps, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Polybius henslowii

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-05-20 20:16:14
Last edit:: 2024-12-03 14:26:41

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Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)

The body is greenish-grey and grows up to 4 cm in lenght.

This swimming crab feeds on Polychaeten and Annelida worms,brittle stars, fishes,shrimps and other animals.

Similar is Liocarcinus depurator.

Synonyms:
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Macropipus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Polybius (Polybius) holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus holsatus Fabricius, 1798 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus lividus Leach, 1814 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

A Revision of the Genus "Portunu8" (A. Milne-Edwards, Bell, etc.). (en). Abgerufen am 21.06.2022.
Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
MarLIN – The Marine Life Information Network (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Natural diet and feeding habits of the crabs Liocarcinus puber and L. holsatus (Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae) (en). Abgerufen am 21.06.2022.

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Mating

© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus Holland

Commonly

Liocarcinus holsatus, Nordsee 2015, Copyright Muelly

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