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Schizophrys rufescens Rufous Spider Crab, Red Sea Toad

Schizophrys rufescens is commonly referred to as Rufous Spider Crab, Red Sea Toad. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Schizophrys rufescens,with eggs of Sepioloidea lineolata, 2020


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lexID:
15998 
AphiaID:
442080 
Scientific:
Schizophrys rufescens 
German:
Rostrote Spinnenkrabbe 
English:
Rufous Spider Crab, Red Sea Toad 
Category:
Crabs 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Majidae (Family) > Schizophrys (Genus) > rufescens (Species) 
Initial determination:
Griffin & Tranter, 1986 
Occurrence:
Australia 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-12 20:47:53 

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Schizophrys rufescens Griffin & Tranter, 1986

A crab from the family Majidae, called spider crabs. Of course, these crabs are not related to spiders, but often have very long legs.

Unfortunately, no further information is available about the rusty red spider crab.

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Schizophrys rufescens,with eggs of Sepioloidea lineolata, 2020

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