Trizopagurus magnificus Magnificent Hermit Crab, Spotted Hermit Crab

Trizopagurus magnificus is commonly referred to as Magnificent Hermit Crab, Spotted 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.

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lexID:

18102 

AphiaID:

367549 

Scientific:

Trizopagurus magnificus 

German:

Gepunkteter Einsiedlerkrebs, Prächtiger Einsiedlerkrebs 

English:

Magnificent Hermit Crab, Spotted Hermit Crab 

Category:

Hermit Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Diogenidae (Family) > Trizopagurus (Genus) > magnificus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bouvier, ), 1898 

Occurrence:

Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), Panama 

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:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Temperature:

°F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Invertebrates, No reliable information available, omnivore, Zoobenthos 

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) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Trizopagurus magnificus
  Gepunkteter Einsiedlerkrebs, Prächtiger Einsiedlerkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-01-28 20:45:20 

Last edit:

2026-02-02 19:30:51 

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