Daldorfia horrida Rubble crab, Horrid elbow crab

Daldorfia horrida is commonly referred to as Rubble crab, Horrid elbow crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping.

Profile

lexID:

3406 

AphiaID:

220551 

Scientific:

Daldorfia horrida 

German:

Schuttkrabbe, Schreckliche Ellbogenkrabbe 

English:

Rubble Crab, Horrid Elbow Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Parthenopidae (Family) > Daldorfia (Genus) > horrida (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Guam, Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Singapore, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Tahiti, Taiwan, Thailand, the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 125 Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Muddy grounds, Rocky reefs, Shell Gravel Soils, Shell Grit Soils 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

24,5 °F - 84.2 °F (24,5°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Crustaceans, Hermit crabs, Predatory, Snails 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Daldorfia bouvieri
• Daldorfia calconopia
• Daldorfia dimorpha
• Daldorfia excavata
• Daldorfia glasselli
• 
  Daldorfia horrida
  Schuttkrabbe, Schreckliche Ellbogenkrabbe
• Daldorfia investigatoris
• 
  Daldorfia leprosa
  Schorfige Ellenbogenkrabbe, Schuppige Ellenbogenkrabbe
• Daldorfia rathbunae
• Daldorfia spinosissima
• Daldorfia triangularis
• Daldorfia trigona
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-11-29 01:27:20 

Last edit:

2023-11-11 19:49:08 

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