Tubuca dussumieri Dussumier's Fiddler Crab, Spined Fiddler Crab

Tubuca dussumieri is commonly referred to as Dussumier's Fiddler Crab, Spined Fiddler Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

8944 

AphiaID:

955313 

Scientific:

Tubuca dussumieri 

German:

Dussumiers Winkerkrabbe 

English:

Dussumier's Fiddler Crab, Spined Fiddler Crab 

Category:

Mangrove Inhabitans 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Tubuca (Genus) > dussumieri (Species) 

Initial determination:

(H. Milne Edwards, ), 1852 

Occurrence:

Australia, Cebu ((Philippines), China, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Ocean beach, Seashore, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), omnivore 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Tubuca coarctata
  Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Tubuca demani
  Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Tubuca dussumieri
  Dussumiers Winkerkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-11-12 20:24:44 

Last edit:

2024-03-02 20:09:37 

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