Ocypode ceratophthalmus Horned Ghost crab, Horn-eyed Ghost crab

Ocypode ceratophthalmus is commonly referred to as Horned Ghost crab, Horn-eyed Ghost crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

3266 

AphiaID:

207578 

Scientific:

Ocypode ceratophthalmus 

German:

Gehörnte Geisterkrabbe 

English:

Horned Ghost Crab, Horn-eyed Ghost Crab 

Category:

Mangroveinvånare 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Ocypode (Genus) > ceratophthalmus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1772 

Occurrence:

Australia, East Africa, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Moluccas, Mozambique, Okinawa, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Singapore, South-Africa, Tansania, Thailand, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Supralitoral 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones 

Size:

up to 3.15" (8 cm) 

Temperature:

27,3 °F - 29,3 °F (27,3°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carrion, Clam meat, Clams, omnivore, Snails 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Ocypode africana
• 
  Ocypode brevicornis
  Reiterkrabbe
• 
  Ocypode ceratophthalmus
  Gehörnte Geisterkrabbe
• Ocypode convexa
• Ocypode cordimanus
• Ocypode cursor
• Ocypode fabricii
• 
  Ocypode gaudichaudii
  Pazifische Reiterkrabbe, Gemusterte Reiterkrabbe
• Ocypode jousseaumei
• Ocypode kuhlii
• Ocypode longicornuta
• Ocypode macrocera
• Ocypode madagascariensis
• Ocypode mortoni
• Ocypode nobilii
• Ocypode occidentalis
• 
  Ocypode pallidula
  Blasse-Reiterkrabbe
• Ocypode pauliani
• Ocypode platytarsis
• Ocypode pygoides
• 
  Ocypode quadrata
  Westatlantische Reiterkrabbe, Quadratische-Reiterkrabbe, Rennkrabbe
• Ocypode rotundata
• Ocypode ryderi
• 
  Ocypode saratan
  Rotmeer-Reiterkrabbe, Rotmeer-Rennkrabbe
• Ocypode sinensis
• Ocypode stimpsoni
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ocypode cordimana
  Gemeine Reiterkrabbe, Glatthand-Reiterkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-07-14 15:57:21 

Last edit:

2024-03-02 19:59:32 

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