Menippe rumphii Maroon Stone Crab

Menippe rumphii is commonly referred to as Maroon Stone Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18369 

AphiaID:

220326 

Scientific:

Menippe rumphii 

German:

Kastanienbraune Steinkrabbe 

English:

Maroon Stone Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Menippidae (Family) > Menippe (Genus) > rumphii (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fabricius, ), 1798 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Mannar , India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Rocky, hard seabeds, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools, Unconsolidated muddy grounds, Under rocks 

Size:

1.18" - 3.54" (3,6cm - 9cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore 

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:

• Menippe adina
• Menippe frontalis
• Menippe hirtipes
• 
  Menippe mercenaria
  Große Steinkrabbe, Florida-Stein-Krabbe
• Menippe nodifrons
• Menippe obtusa
• 
  Menippe rumphii
  Kastanienbraune Steinkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-05-24 17:32:35 

Last edit:

2026-05-24 17:38:01 

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