Gelasimus tetragonon Tetragonal Fiddler Crab

Gelasimus tetragononis commonly referred to as Tetragonal Fiddler Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

3386 

AphiaID:

210223 

Scientific:

Gelasimus tetragonon 

German:

Herbsts Winkerkrabbe 

English:

Tetragonal Fiddler Crab 

Category:

Mangrove Inhabitans 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Gelasimus (Genus) > tetragonon (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Herbst, ), 1790 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Australia, East Africa, Egypt, French Polynesia, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Mangrove Zones 

Size:

up to 0.79" (2 cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 82.4 °F (20°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae, Detritus 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Gelasimus signatus

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Gelasimus excisus
  Pazifische Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Gelasimus jocelynae
  Jocelyn's Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Gelasimus tetragonon
  Herbsts Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Gelasimus vocans
  Orange Winkerkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-11-14 01:46:04 

Last edit:

2023-10-26 19:05:24 

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