Heteropilumnus sp.01 Red-masked Crab

Heteropilumnus sp.01 is commonly referred to as Red-masked Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan

Heteropilumnus sp. 1, Anilao, Batangas, the Philippines 2019_1529-05

Place: dive site "Cavan Cove", Anilao, Batangas, the Philippines (-7m, coral reef, under rock).Comment: carapace width=10.8mm, female.
Courtesy of the author Hitoshi Takakura (Flickr Brachyura), Japan . Please visit www.flickr.com for more information.

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lexID:: 18490
AphiaID:: 204429

Scientific:: Heteropilumnus sp.01
German:: Rotmasken Krabbe
English:: Red-masked Crab

Category:: Krabi

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Pilumnidae (Family) > Heteropilumnus (Genus) > sp.01 (Species)
Initial determination:: De Man, 1895

Occurrence:: Philippines
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:: - 7 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks
Size:: 1,1 cm
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: No reliable information available, omnivore
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown