Heloecius cordiformis Semaphore crab

Heloecius cordiformis is commonly referred to as Semaphore crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11719 

AphiaID:

444926 

Scientific:

Heloecius cordiformis 

German:

Mangrovenkrabbe 

English:

Semaphore Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Heloeciidae (Family) > Heloecius (Genus) > cordiformis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(H. Milne Edwards, ), 1837 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, New South Wales (Australia) 

Sea depth:

0 - 1 Meter 

Size:

2,5 cm 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Detritus, Herbivorous, omnivore 

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:

• 
  Heloecius cordiformis
  Mangrovenkrabbe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2018-10-09 12:14:12 

Last edit:

2018-10-09 14:00:43 

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