Galathea bimaculata Twin-spotted Squat Lobster

Galathea bimaculata is commonly referred to as Twin-spotted Squat 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.

Rafi Amar, Israel

Twin-spotted Squat Lobster - Galathea bimaculata Phillipines 2014

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Scientific:: Galathea bimaculata
German:: Zweipunkt-Springkrebs
English:: Twin-spotted Squat Lobster

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Galatheidae (Family) > Galathea (Genus) > bimaculata (Species)
Initial determination:: Miyake & Baba, 1966

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean
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:: 2 - 36 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0,25 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown