Clibanarius symmetricus Symmetrical Hermit Crab

Clibanarius symmetricus is commonly referred to as Symmetrical 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:

17401 

AphiaID:

827088 

Scientific:

Clibanarius symmetricus 

German:

Symmetrischer Einsiedlerkrebs 

English:

Symmetrical Hermit Crab 

Category:

Eremitkrebs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Clibanarius (Genus) > symmetricus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Randall, ), 1840 

Occurrence:

Brazil, Curacao, French Guiana, North Pacific (Ocean), the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Mudflat, Wadden Sea, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

1,0 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°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 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Clibanarius antillensis
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• Clibanarius cubensis
• 
  Clibanarius tricolor
  Dreifarben-Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius vittatus
  Dünnlinien-Einsiedlerkrebs
• Clibanarius zebra

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Clibanarius aequabilis
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius ambonensis
  Ambon-Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius corallinus
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius cruentatus
  Gold-gepunkteter Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius digueti
  Rotbein-Einsiedler / Mexikanischer Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius englaucus
  Weißpunkt-Augen Clibanarius
• 
  Clibanarius erythropus
  Mittelmeer Felsküsteneinsiedlerkrebs, St Pirans Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius eurysternus
  Schwarz-Gestreifter Clibanarius
• 
  Clibanarius humilis
  Kleiner Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius longitarsus
  Blau-Gestreifter Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius rutilus
  Orangeroter Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius senegalensis
  Senegal Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius signatus
  Tropischer Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius striolatus
  Danas Einsiedlerkrebs, Gestreifter Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius symmetricus
  Symmetrischer Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius taeniatus
  Gestreifte-Beine Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Clibanarius virescens
  Weißfuß-Küsteneinsiedlerkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-04-29 19:54:14 

Last edit:

2025-04-29 20:11:07 

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