Paranaxia serpulifera Spider Crab

Paranaxia serpulifera is commonly referred to as Spider Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18213 

AphiaID:

442132 

Scientific:

Paranaxia serpulifera 

German:

Spinnenkrabbe 

English:

Spider Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Epialtidae (Family) > Paranaxia (Genus) > serpulifera (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Guérin, ), 1832 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, Queensland (Australia) 

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:

1 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

up to 7.09" (18 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Carrion, No reliable information available, omnivore 

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:

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  Paranaxia serpulifera
  Spinnenkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-03-12 19:31:18 

Last edit:

2026-03-12 19:41:31 

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