Pilumnus longicornis Hairy Crab

Pilumnus longicornis is commonly referred to as Hairy Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Pilumnus longicornis, 15mm, Kwajalein

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lexID:: 18548
AphiaID:: 210157

Scientific:: Pilumnus longicornis
German:: Borstenkrabbe
English:: Hairy Crab

Category:: Krabbor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Pilumnidae (Family) > Pilumnus (Genus) > longicornis (Species)
Initial determination:: Hilgendorf, 1879

Occurrence:: Aldabra Group, Australia, Cebu ((Philippines), Corea, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritania, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Philippines, Singapore, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Torres Strait (North Australia), Western Indian 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:: 10 - 85 Meter
Habitats:: Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks
Size:: 2,8 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, omnivore
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

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Pilumnus australis
Pilumnus balssi
Pilumnus bleekeri
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Pilumnus digitalis
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Pilumnus elegans
Pilumnus etheridgei
Pilumnus eudaemoneus
Pilumnus fernandezi
Pilumnus fissifrons
Pilumnus floridanus
Pilumnus gemmatus
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Pilumnus granti
Pilumnus guinotae
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Pilumnus haswelli
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Pilumnus humilis
Pilumnus ikedai
Pilumnus incanus
Pilumnus indicus
Pilumnus inermis
Ostatlantik-Borstenkrabbe
Pilumnus infraciliaris
Pilumnus integifrons
Pilumnus investigatoris
Pilumnus izuogasawarensis
Pilumnus karachiensis
Pilumnus kempi
Pilumnus kingstoni
Pilumnus koepckei
Pilumnus lacteus
Pilumnus laevigatus
Pilumnus lanatus
Pilumnus limosus
Pilumnus longicornis
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Pilumnus longipes
Pilumnus longleyi
Pilumnus lumpinus
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Pilumnus maccullochi
Pilumnus maldivensis
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Pilumnus murphyi
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Pilumnus nobilii
Pilumnus normani
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Pilumnus nuttingi
Pilumnus oahuensis
Pilumnus ohshimai
Pilumnus orbitospinis
Pilumnus palmeri
Pilumnus pannosus
Pilumnus parableekeri
Pilumnus parapilumnoides
Pilumnus parvulus
Pilumnus peronii
Pilumnus perrieri
Pilumnus pileiferus
Pilumnus propinquus
Pilumnus prunosus
Pilumnus pulcher
Pilumnus purpureus
Pilumnus pygmaeus
Pilumnus quoii
Pilumnus ransoni
Pilumnus reticulatus
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Pilumnus rubroseta
Pilumnus rufopunctatus
Pilumnus savignyi
Pilumnus sayi
Dornige Borstenkrabbe
Pilumnus scabriusculus
Pilumnus schellenbergi
Pilumnus semilanatus
Pilumnus semilunaris
Pilumnus senahai
Pilumnus serenei
Pilumnus sluiteri
Pilumnus spinicarpus
Pilumnus spinifer
Rote Borstenkrabbe
Pilumnus spinifrons
Pilumnus spinohirsutus
Borstenkrabbe
Pilumnus spinosissimus
Pilumnus spinosus
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Pilumnus turgidulus
Pilumnus verrucimanus
Pilumnus vespertilio
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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-08-13 13:05:18
Last edit:: 2026-08-13 13:20:39

Info

Pilumnus longicornis Hilgendorf, 1879

Typuslokalität: Inhambane, Mosambik.

Synonymised names
Pilumnus andersoni De Man, 1887 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Direct children (2)
Subspecies Pilumnus longicornis balssi Takeda & Miyake, 1972 accepted as Pilumnus balssi Takeda & Miyake, 1972 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subspecies Pilumnus longicornis spinosus Balss, 1933 accepted as Pilumnus balssi Takeda & Miyake, 1972 (unaccepted > junior homonym)

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Crabs of Japan (en). Abgerufen am 13.08.2026.
underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 13.08.2026.

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