Calcinus argus Argus Hermit Crab

Calcinus argus is commonly referred to as Argus Hermit 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.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Calcinus argus, Hawaii

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lexID:: 13333
AphiaID:: 367432

Scientific:: Calcinus argus
German:: Argus Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Argus Hermit Crab

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Calcinus (Genus) > argus (Species)
Initial determination:: Wooster, 1984

Occurrence:: Australia, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Réunion , the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, USA
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:: - 25 Meter
Habitats:: Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 0,8 cm
Temperature:: °F - 77 °F (°C - 25°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