Hyas araneus great spider crab, Atlantic lyre crab

Hyas araneus is commonly referred to as great spider crab, Atlantic lyre crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

6561 

AphiaID:

107322 

Scientific:

Hyas araneus 

German:

Nordische Seespinne,Zaikobbe 

English:

Great Spider Crab, Atlantic Lyre Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Oregoniidae (Family) > Hyas (Genus) > araneus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Antarctica, Canada Eastern Pacific, North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, South Shetlands Island , the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

1 - 360 Meter 

Habitats:

Rocky, hard seabeds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

1.97" - 4.13" (5cm - 10.5cm) 

Temperature:

41 °F - 77 °F (5°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Carrion, omnivore, Predatory 

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:

• Hyas alutaceus
• 
  Hyas araneus
  Nordische Seespinne,Zaikobbe
• 
  Hyas coarctatus
  Dreieckskrabbe
• Hyas lyratus
• Hyas ursinus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-01-05 13:21:32 

Last edit:

2025-09-05 20:53:23 

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