Clibanarius cruentatus Gold-spotted Hermit Crab

Clibanarius cruentatus is commonly referred to as Gold-spotted Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 100 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Clibanarius cruentatus

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lexID:: 2964
AphiaID:: 367500

Scientific:: Clibanarius cruentatus
German:: Gold-gepunkteter Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Gold-spotted Hermit Crab

Category:: Eremitkrabbor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Clibanarius (Genus) > cruentatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (H. Milne Edwards, ), 1848

Occurrence:: Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Halmahera, Indonesia, Japan, Lombok, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sulawesi, Vietnam
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 1 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Gravel soil, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rocky blocks with sandy bottom, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Detritus, omnivore
Tank:: 22 gal (~ 100L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Clibanarius antillensis
Einsiedlerkrebs
Clibanarius cubensis
Clibanarius tricolor
Dreifarben-Einsiedlerkrebs
Clibanarius vittatus
Dünnlinien-Einsiedlerkrebs
Clibanarius zebra

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2009-12-21 21:10:23
Last edit:: 2025-10-29 20:22:05

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Clibanarius cruentatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1848)

Clibanarius is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. They are omnivores, but mostly prey on small animals and scavenge carrion.

Similar to Clibanarius snelliusi.

Synonymised names:
Pagurus cruentatus H. Milne Edwards, 1848 · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

1023world.net (multi). Abgerufen am 01.06.2023.
researchgáte (en). Abgerufen am 29.10.2025.
sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 12.05.2022.
wildsingapore.com (en). Abgerufen am 28.02.2025.

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