Oregonia gracilis Graceful decorator crab

Oregonia gracilis is commonly referred to as Graceful decorator crab. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 442171

Scientific:: Oregonia gracilis
German:: Dekorateur Krabbe
English:: Graceful Decorator Crab

Category:: Crabs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Oregoniidae (Family) > Oregonia (Genus) > gracilis (Species)
Initial determination:: Dana, 1851

Occurrence:: Russland, Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, British Columbia, California, Canada Eastern Pacific, China, Corea, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Japan, Kamtschatka, North Pacific (Ocean), West Coast USA
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:: 0 - 400 Meter
Habitats:: Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 2.95" (7.5 cm)
Temperature:: 36.14 °F - 45.14 °F (2.3°C - 7.3°C)
Food:: Carrion, Detritus, Invertebrates
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown