Carcinus maenas

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lexID:

2600 

AphiaID:

107381 

Scientific:

Carcinus maenas 

German:

Gemeine Strandkrabbe 

English:

Common Littoral Crab 

Category:

Krabber 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Carcinidae (Family) > Carcinus (Genus) > maenas (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Panama, the Faroe Islands, the Isle of Man, Portugal, Morocco, Pakistan, Argentina, Australien, Brasilien, Britiske øer, Canada, Europæiske kyster, Hawaii, Island, Japan, Kina, New Zealand, Nordlige Atlanterhav, Nordsøen, Skandinavien, Spanien, Sri Lanka, Syd Afrika, USA, Vestlige Atlanterhav, Ækvator, Østersøen 

Sea depth:

0 - 200 Meter 

Size:

bis zu 6cm 

Temperature:

-2°C - 12°C 

Food:

Detritus, Artemia, Flagefoder, Mysis 

Tank:

~ 100 Liter 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Carcinus aestuarii
  Mittelmeer-Strandkrabbe
• 
  Carcinus maenas
  Gemeine Strandkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-09-29 14:29:34 

Last edit:

2019-09-09 15:43:36 

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