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Eriphia smithii Rough Redeye Crab, Smith’s Xanthid Crab

Eriphia smithii is commonly referred to as Rough Redeye Crab, Smith’s Xanthid Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Eriphia smithii, Rough red-eyed crab Chumbe Island (Chumbefan - Willi)




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lexID:
13456 
AphiaID:
440488 
Scientific:
Eriphia smithii 
German:
Raue Rotaugenkrabbe, Smiths Eriphia 
English:
Rough Redeye Crab, Smith’s Xanthid Crab 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Eriphiidae (Family) > Eriphia (Genus) > smithii (Species) 
Initial determination:
MacLeay, 1838 
Occurrence:
East Africa, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Red Sea, Somalia, South-Africa, Tansania 
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:
Meter 
Habitats:
Mangrove Zones 
Size:
up to 2.36" (6 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Clams, omnivore, Predatory, Snails 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-12-03 20:56:24 

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Eriphia smithii MacLeay, 1838

This crab is a common species and known as the rough redeye crab. Diet carrion and molluscs.

Synonymised names:
Eriphia sebana smithii McLeay, 1838 (superseded combination)
Eriphia smithi McLeay, 1838 (incorrect spelling)

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 21.12.2020.
  2. seaunseen.com (en). Abgerufen am 25.10.2022.
  3. Studies on the pebble crab, Eriphia smithi MacLeay, 1838 (Xanthoidea, Menippidae): Patterns of relative growth and population structure (en). Abgerufen am 10.05.2023.

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Eriphia smithii, Rough red-eyed crab Chumbe Island (Chumbefan - Willi)
Eriphia smithii, Rough red-eyed crab Chumbe Island (Chumbefan - Willi)

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