Labidochirus splendescens Splendid Hermit Crab, Splendid Hermit

Labidochirus splendescens is commonly referred to as Splendid Hermit Crab, Splendid Hermit. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17698 

AphiaID:

248348 

Scientific:

Labidochirus splendescens 

German:

Prächtiger Einsiedlerkrebs 

English:

Splendid Hermit Crab, Splendid Hermit 

Category:

Hermit Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Paguridae (Family) > Labidochirus (Genus) > splendescens (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Owen, ), 1839 

Occurrence:

Alaska East Coast USA, Japan, Kamtschatka, North Pacific (Ocean), Siberian sea, 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:

3 - 412 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2,8 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 11,7 °F (°C - 11,7°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

Cold water animal 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Labidochirus splendescens
  Prächtiger Einsiedlerkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-04 13:18:49 

Last edit:

2025-09-04 13:23:15 

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