Calcinus pictus Painted Hermit Crab

Calcinus pictus is commonly referred to as Painted Hermit Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Calcinus pictus, Hawaii

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lexID:: 14203
AphiaID:: 746406

Scientific:: Calcinus pictus
German:: Bemalter Einsiedlerkrebs
English:: Painted Hermit Crab

Category:: Hermit Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Calcinidae (Family) > Calcinus (Genus) > pictus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Owen, ), 1839

Occurrence:: Endemic species, Hawaii
Sea depth:: 1 - 8 Meter
Size:: 2,0 cm
Temperature:: °F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-10-21 16:09:11
Last edit:: 2021-10-21 16:09:11

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Calcinus pictus (Owen, 1839)

The Painted Hermit Crab is common in shallow water exposed to wave action. This species tends to be more aggressive than other members of the genus. Endemic to Hawaiii. Formerly known in Hawaiii as the Indo-Pacific Calcinus elegans.

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