Leptograpsus variegatus Purple Rock Crab, Large shore crab, Purple Swift-footed Shore Crab, Swift-footed Crab, Variegated shore crab

Leptograpsus variegatus is commonly referred to as Purple Rock Crab, Large shore crab, Purple Swift-footed Shore Crab, Swift-footed Crab, Variegated shore crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11658 

AphiaID:

444462 

Scientific:

Leptograpsus variegatus 

German:

Lila Felsenkrabbe, Lila Klippenkrabbe 

English:

Purple Rock Crab, Large Shore Crab, Purple Swift-footed Shore Crab, Swift-footed Crab, Variegated Shore Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Grapsidae (Family) > Leptograpsus (Genus) > variegatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fabricius, ), 1793 

Occurrence:

Austral Islands, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), French Polynesia, Houtman Abrolhos (Abrolhos Islands), Juan-Fernández-Islands, Marquesas Islands, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Peru, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), South Australia, South-Africa, Tasmania (Australia), the Kermadec Islands, the Seychelles, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Supratidal (Supralitoral), spray water area (splash water area) above the tidal influence where the influence of the sea clearly outweighs that of the land. 

Sea depth:

0 - 95 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 26,4 °F (15°C - 26,4°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Barnacles, Carnivore, Carrion, Clam meat, Detritus, Herbivorous, Predatory, Snails 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Leptograpsus variegatus
  Lila Felsenkrabbe, Lila Klippenkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-08-07 16:23:23 

Last edit:

2024-03-24 19:53:47 

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