Mictyris longicarpus Light-blue Soldier Crab

Mictyris longicarpus is commonly referred to as Light-blue Soldier Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

2299 

AphiaID:

444980 

Scientific:

Mictyris longicarpus 

German:

Hellblaue Soldatenkrabbe 

English:

Light-blue Soldier Crab 

Category:

Krabber 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Mictyridae (Family) > Mictyris (Genus) > longicarpus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Latreille, 1806 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Australia, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Indo Pacific, New Caledonia, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, The Ryukyu Islands, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 6 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Muddy grounds, Ocean beach, Seashore, Unconsolidated muddy grounds 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Schneckenlaich, Detritus, Diatoms, Invertebrates, Worms 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Mictyris brevidactylus
• Mictyris guinotae
• Mictyris livingstonei
• 
  Mictyris longicarpus
  Hellblaue Soldatenkrabbe
• 
  Mictyris occidentalis
  Blaue Soldatenkrabbe
• 
  Mictyris platycheles
  Dunkelblaue Soldaten Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2007-07-10 09:33:11 

Last edit:

2024-10-14 17:46:13 

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