Neoxanthops lineatus Lindes Round Crab

Neoxanthops lineatus is commonly referred to as Lindes Round Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

18569 

AphiaID:

209106 

Scientific:

Neoxanthops lineatus 

German:

Gestreifte Riffkrabbe 

English:

Lindes Round Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Xanthidae (Family) > Neoxanthops (Genus) > lineatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(A. Milne-Edwards, ), 1867 

Occurrence:

Australia, Corea, Gulf of Aden, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Red Sea, Taiwan, Tansania, Zanzibar 

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:

- 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rock crevices, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks, under stones 

Size:

1,9 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

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:

• 
  Neoxanthops lineatus
  Gestreifte Riffkrabbe
• Neoxanthops quadrilobatus
• Neoxanthops rotundus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-08-25 13:03:44 

Last edit:

2026-08-25 13:16:11 

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