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Caphyra loevis Xenia Swimming Crab

Caphyra loevis is commonly referred to as Xenia Swimming 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.

Profilbild Urheber Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Caphyra loevis, 15-20mm (Body), Anilao 2021

This appears to match figure of Caphyra loevis. These were seen in colonies of Xenia soft coral in the Anilao area.
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
3707 
AphiaID:
442718 
Scientific:
Caphyra loevis 
German:
Xenia Schwimmkrabbe 
English:
Xenia Swimming Crab 
Category:
Krabi 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Caphyra (Genus) > loevis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(A. Milne-Edwards, ), 1869 
Occurrence:
Anilao, Australia, Celebes Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Philippines, Red Sea, Sulawesi, Western Pacific 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:
6 - 16 Meter 
Habitats:
On living corals 
Size:
0" - 0.39" (0,55cm - 1,12cm) 
Temperature:
25,5 °F - 29,2 °F (25,5°C - 29,2°C) 
Food:
No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-10-16 19:31:29 

Info

Caphyra loevis (Milne-Edwards, 1869)

Known as the xenia swimming crab.

Synonyms:
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869)
Caphyra natatrix Zehntner, 1894
Caphyra octodentata Haswell, 1882
Caphyra semigranosa de Man, 1888
Caphyra suvaensis Edmondson, 1935
Goniosoma loevis A. Milne-Edwards, 1869

External links

  1. Results of the Rumphius Biohistorical Expedition to Ambon (1990) Part 8. Swimming crabs of Ambon (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae), Seite 64 als Caphyra loevis (en). Abgerufen am 16.10.2026.

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Caphyra loevis,Tulamben, Kubu, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia 2025
Caphyra loevis, bonbon beach Romblon, Philippines 2023 (CC-BY-SA)
Caphyra loevis, 30mm Anilao
This appears to match figure of Caphyra loevis. These were seen in colonies of Xenia soft coral in the Anilao area.
Caphyra loevis, 15-20mm (Body), Anilao 2021

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