Camptoplax sp.01 Crab

Camptoplax sp.01 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:

18348 

AphiaID:

439611 

Scientific:

Camptoplax sp.01 

German:

Krabbe 

English:

Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Pilumnidae (Family) > Camptoplax (Genus) > sp.01 (Species) 

Initial determination:

Miers, 1884 

Occurrence:

Philippines 

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 - 14 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks 

Size:

1,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°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:

• Camptoplax coppingeri

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Camptoplax sp.01
  Krabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-05-14 19:28:43 

Last edit:

2026-05-14 19:38:59 

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