Oncinopus araneus King Kong Crab

Oncinopus araneus is commonly referred to as King Kong Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Rafi Amar, Israel

Yellow Spider Crab - Oncinopus aranea, Indonesia 2019

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lexID:: 10153
AphiaID:: 441927

Scientific:: Oncinopus araneus
German:: King Kong Krabbe
English:: King Kong Crab

Category:: Krabbor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Inachidae (Family) > Oncinopus (Genus) > araneus (Species)
Initial determination:: (De Haan, ), 1839

Occurrence:: Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Okinawa
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 3.15" (8 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C)
Food:: Suspension feeder, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown