Lupocyclus rotundatus Rounded Swimming Crab

Lupocyclus rotundatus is commonly referred to as Rounded Swimming Crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17501 

AphiaID:

442774 

Scientific:

Lupocyclus rotundatus 

German:

Rundliche Schwimmkrabbe 

English:

Rounded Swimming Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Lupocyclus (Genus) > rotundatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Adams & White, 1849 

Occurrence:

Bali, Indonesia, Philippines, Tulamben 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

10 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Reef slopes, Rubble floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.18" - 4.33" (3,5cm - 11,6cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, No reliable information available, Predatory 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lupocyclus inaequalis
• Lupocyclus mauritianus
• 
  Lupocyclus philippinensis
  Philippinen Scheren-Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Lupocyclus quinquedentatus
  Fünfzahn-Schwimmkrabbe
• 
  Lupocyclus rotundatus
  Rundliche Schwimmkrabbe
• Lupocyclus tugelae

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-06-09 19:28:36 

Last edit:

2025-06-09 19:39:04 

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