Paramedaeus simplex Crab

Paramedaeus simplex is commonly referred to as 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:

18216 

AphiaID:

209008 

Scientific:

Paramedaeus simplex 

German:

Simple Felsenkrabbe 

English:

Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Xanthidae (Family) > Paramedaeus (Genus) > simplex (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. Milne-Edwards, ), 1873 

Occurrence:

French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Philippines, Red Sea, Somalia, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

1 - 6 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rocky, hard seabeds, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools, Under rocks 

Size:

1,7 cm 

Temperature:

24,7 °F - 29,3 °F (24,7°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

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:

• Paramedaeus globosus
• Paramedaeus megagomphios
• Paramedaeus octogesimus
• Paramedaeus planifrons
• 
  Paramedaeus simplex
  Simple Felsenkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-03-14 19:24:38 

Last edit:

2026-03-14 19:32:24 

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