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Metopograpsus messor Alamihi Crab

Metopograpsus messoris commonly referred to as Alamihi Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Metopograpsus messor, Okinawa 1992

Place: Miyara, Ishigaki island, Okinawa pref., Japan (reef flat).Comment: carapace width=2cm (approximately).0206-01
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:
16009 
AphiaID:
207536 
Scientific:
Metopograpsus messor 
German:
Mangroven Krabbe 
English:
Alamihi Crab 
Category:
Mangrove Inhabitans 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Grapsidae (Family) > Metopograpsus (Genus) > messor (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Forskål, ), 1775 
Occurrence:
Suez-Kanal, Aldabra Group, Australia, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Nigeria, Okinawa, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, South-Pazific, Tansania, the Seychelles 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 5 Meter 
Habitats:
Brackish water, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Mud bottoms, Muddy Grounds, Muddy grounds, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Tide pools / rock pools 
Size:
2,5 cm 
Temperature:
25,7 °F - 29,3 °F (25,7°C - 29,3°C) 
Food:
omnivore 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-03-06 19:32:39 

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Metopograpsus messor (Forskål, 1775)

Metopograpsus messor is a coastal and mangrove crab. The carapace and legs are mottled brownish-green, the claws are reddish-brown. The crab has conquered a variety of habitats and is found in mangroves, on sandy beaches, but also on rocky coasts. In mangroves, the crab even climbs trees at high tide.

There is a possibility of confusion, especially with Metopograppsus hukuhar, Metopograpsus cannicci and Metopograpsus frontalis.

Synonymised names:
Cancer messor Forskål, 1775 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Eurycarcinus messor (Forskål, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Grapsus (Pachygrapsus) aethiopicus Hilgendorf, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grapsus gaimardi Audouin, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Grapsus messor (Forskål, 1775) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Direct children (2):
Variety Metopograpsus messor var. frontalis Miers, 1880 accepted as Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Variety Metopograpsus messor var. gracilipes De Man, 1891 accepted as Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

External links

  1. fishbase (en). Abgerufen am 21.10.2023.
  2. Invertebase (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2023.
  3. Metopograpsus messor ( Forskål, 1775 ), Forskal, 1775 (en). Abgerufen am 25.10.2023.
  4. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 06.03.2024.
  5. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 21.10.2023.

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