Scyllarides astori Galapagos slipper lobster, Rock slipper lobster

Scyllarides astori is commonly referred to as Galapagos slipper lobster, Rock slipper lobster. 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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Scientific:: Scyllarides astori
German:: Galapagos Bärenkrebs
English:: Galapagos Slipper Lobster, Rock Slipper Lobster

Category:: Krebs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Scyllaridae (Family) > Scyllarides (Genus) > astori (Species)
Initial determination:: Holthuis, 1960

Occurrence:: Clipperton Island, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Malpelo Island, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: 3.15" - 14.96" (8cm - 38cm)
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C)
Food:: Clams, Detritus, Invertebrates, Predatory, Snails
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:

Data deficient (DD)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Scyllarides aequinoctialis
Spanischer Bärenkrebs, Karibischer Bärenkrebs
Scyllarides astori
Galapagos Bärenkrebs
Scyllarides brasiliensis
Scyllarides deceptor
Scyllarides delfosi
Scyllarides elisabethae
Kap Bärenkrebs
Scyllarides haanii
Aesop Bärenkrebs, Buckel-Bärenkrebs
Scyllarides herklotsii
Scyllarides latus
Großer Bärenkrebs, Mittelmeer Bärenkrebs
Scyllarides nodifer
Scyllarides roggeveeni
Scyllarides squammosus
Stumpfer Bärenkrebs
Scyllarides tridacnophaga
Muschelgräber-Bärenkrebs, Muschel-Bärenkrebs

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-10-17 19:30:21
Last edit:: 2019-12-23 11:41:47

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Scyllarides astori Holthuis, 1960

Galapagos slipper lobster can be found in shallow water to depht of 10 m,probably on rocky substrate. This species is nocturnal.

The carapax length is from is 8 to 12 cm., the total length to about 25 cm.

It is preyed by the large groupers.

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Multicrustacea (Superclass) > Malacostraca (Class) > Eumalacostraca (Subclass) > Eucarida (Superorder) > Decapoda (Order) > Pleocyemata (Suborder) > Achelata (Infraorder) > Scyllaridae (Family) > Arctidinae (Subfamily) > Scyllarides (Genus) > Scyllarides astori (Species)

External links

Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Species Identifikation (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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