Thranita spinimana spiny claw swimming crab

Thranita spinimana is commonly referred to as spiny claw swimming crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 2581
AphiaID:: 1467086

Scientific:: Thranita spinimana
German:: Rote Schwimmkrabbe
English:: Spiny Claw Swimming Crab

Category:: Krabber

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Thranita (Genus) > spinimana (Species)
Initial determination:: (Dana, ), 1852

Occurrence:: Australia, China, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Singapore, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand
Sea depth:: 0 - 6 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 1.97" - 4.72" (5cm - 12cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Carrion, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown