Anapagurus japonicus Hermit Crab

Anapagurus japonicus is commonly referred to as 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.

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lexID:

16050 

AphiaID:

366137 

Scientific:

Anapagurus japonicus 

German:

Japan Anapagurus 

English:

Hermit Crab 

Category:

Hermit Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Anapagurus (Genus) > japonicus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Ortmann, 1892 

Occurrence:

Bali, Indonesia, Japan 

Sea depth:

- 73 Meter 

Habitats:

Gravel soils, Rubble rocks, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone 

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 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Anapagurus chiroacanthys
• Anapagurus levis

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Anapagurus chiroacanthus
  Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Anapagurus hendersoni
  Hendersons Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Anapagurus hyndmanni
  Hyndmans Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Anapagurus japonicus
  Japan Anapagurus
• 
  Anapagurus laevis
  Gelber Einsiedlerkrebs, Glattscheren Einsiedlerkrebs
• 
  Anapagurus pusillus
  Einsiedlerkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2023-11-08 13:49:31 

Last edit:

2023-11-08 20:29:13 

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