Gelasimus vocans Orange Fiddler Crab

Gelasimus vocans is commonly referred to as Orange Fiddler Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7174 

AphiaID:

955174 

Scientific:

Gelasimus vocans 

German:

Orange Winkerkrabbe 

English:

Orange Fiddler Crab 

Category:

Mangroveinvånare 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Ocypodidae (Family) > Gelasimus (Genus) > vocans (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Hong Kong, Djibouti, Australia, Borneo (Kalimantan), Central Pazific, China, East Africa, Fiji, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Okinawa, Philippines, Red Sea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam, Zanzibar 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Mangrove Zones, Ocean beach, Seashore, Sandy sea floors 

Size:

1,7 cm 

Temperature:

27,8 °F - 29,3 °F (27,8°C - 29,3°C) 

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:

• Gelasimus signatus

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Gelasimus excisus
  Pazifische Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Gelasimus jocelynae
  Jocelyn's Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Gelasimus tetragonon
  Herbsts Winkerkrabbe, tetragonale Winkerkrabbe
• 
  Gelasimus vocans
  Orange Winkerkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-24 09:00:29 

Last edit:

2024-03-06 19:49:45 

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