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Eriphia scabricula Hairy banded crab,Warty Crab

Eriphia scabricula is commonly referred to as Hairy banded crab,Warty Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: toxic.


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Eriphia scabricula

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lexID:
9529 
AphiaID:
207601 
Scientific:
Eriphia scabricula 
German:
Raue Gezeitenkrabbe 
English:
Hairy Banded Crab,Warty Crab 
Category:
Krabber 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Eriphiidae (Family) > Eriphia (Genus) > scabricula (Species) 
Initial determination:
Dana, 1852 
Occurrence:
Australia, Comores, Cook Islands, East Africa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Red Sea, Singapore, Somalia, Tahiti, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean 
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:
0 - 6 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
0.63" - 1.18" (1.6cm - 3cm) 
Temperature:
77.36 °F - 84.74 °F (25.2°C - 29.3°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-04 19:11:58 

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Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852

Eriphia scabricula is a small intertidal crab and common on rocky shores and reefs.

The carapace is covered with small rounded tubercles, is pale whitish brown in color.The body is covered with purple mottling, the underside is pale cream in colour.The green eyes are widely spaced.The claws are brownish purple tipped.

Synonymised names
Eriphia pilumnoides Ward, 1941 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eriphia scabricula garciaensis Ward, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (1)
Subspecies Eriphia scabricula garciaensis Ward, 1942 accepted as Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

  1. Crabs of Christmas Island (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Crustiesfroverseas (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 04.04.2026.

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