Pagurixus hectori Hector's Hermit Crab

Pagurixus hectori is commonly referred to as Hector's 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.

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lexID:

18083 

AphiaID:

366629 

Scientific:

Pagurixus hectori 

German:

Hectors Einsiedlerkrebs 

English:

Hector's Hermit Crab 

Category:

Eremitkrebs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Pagurixus (Genus) > hectori (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Filhol, ), 1884 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

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:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

0" - 0.79" (0,5cm - 2,0cm) 

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:

• 
  Pagurixus festinus
  Zwerg-Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Pagurixus nomurai
  Nomuras Einsiedlerkrebs

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pagurixus anceps
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Pagurixus dissimilis
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Pagurixus handrecki
  Clarries Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Pagurixus hectori
  Hectors Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Pagurixus patiae
  Pats Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Pagurixus rubrovittatus
  Rotlinien-Einsiedlerkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-24 20:07:10 

Last edit:

2026-01-24 20:37:54 

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