Inachus dorsettensis Scorpion Spider Crab

Inachus dorsettensis is commonly referred to as Scorpion Spider 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:

7161 

AphiaID:

107327 

Scientific:

Inachus dorsettensis 

German:

Seespinne 

English:

Scorpion Spider Crab 

Category:

Crabs 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Inachidae (Family) > Inachus (Genus) > dorsettensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pennant, ), 1777 

Occurrence:

the Black Sea, the North Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea, The Shetland Islands (Scotland) 

Size:

up to 3.15" (8 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Carrion, omnivore, Predatory 

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 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Inachus aguiarii
• Inachus angolensis
• Inachus biceps
• Inachus communissimus
• Inachus complectens
• 
  Inachus dorsettensis
  Seespinne
• Inachus grallator
• Inachus guentheri
• Inachus leptochirus
• Inachus nanus
• Inachus parvirostris
• 
  Inachus phalangium
  Anemonen-Gespenstkrabbe
• Inachus thoracicus
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-18 13:01:49 

Last edit:

2014-05-18 13:01:49 

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