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Biarctus vitiensis Fiji Locust Lobster

Biarctus vitiensis is commonly referred to as Fiji Locust Lobster. 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

Biarctus-vitiensis-k01-160409, 30mm, Kwajalein 2018

This individual was found in a small ledge at night on Kwajalein Atoll's seaward reef. It is similar to others referred to here as Scyllariidae spp., but also looks like Biarctus vitiensis in Humann & DeLoach (2010).
Courtesy of the author Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater . Please visit www.underwaterkwaj.com for more information.

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lexID:
11200 
AphiaID:
382943 
Scientific:
Biarctus vitiensis 
German:
Fiji Bärenkrebs 
English:
Fiji Locust Lobster 
Category:
Pistol Shrimps 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Scyllaridae (Family) > Biarctus (Genus) > vitiensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Dana, ), 1852 
Occurrence:
Australia, Central Pazific, Fiji, Guam, Hawaii, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Moluccas, New Caledonia, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean 
Sea depth:
3 - 50 Meter 
Size:
3,0 cm 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Predatory, Zoobenthos 
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:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-12-18 13:21:58 

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Biarctus vitiensis (Dana, 1852)

Biarctus vitiensis has a broad range.

Synonyms:
Arctus vitiensis Dana, 1852 (basionym)
Scyllarus amabilis Holthuis, 1963 (primary synonym)
Scyllarus longidactylus Harada, 1962 (primary synonym)
Scyllarus vitiensis (Dana, 1852) (secondary synonym)

External links

  1. Underwaterkwaj (en). Abgerufen am 18.12.2021.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Commonly

biarctus-vitiensis_LOCUST LOBSTER, Rare among caverns at night. Attains 2 inches. Hawaii ans the Indo-Pacific.
Biarctus-vitiensis-k01-160409, 30mm, Kwajalein 2018
BIARCTUS VITIENSIS, FIJIAN LOCUST LOBSTER (30mm) 2014

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