Scyllarides latus Mediterranean slipper lobster

Scyllarides latus is commonly referred to as Mediterranean slipper lobster. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

2608 

AphiaID:

107708 

Scientific:

Scyllarides latus 

German:

Großer Bärenkrebs, Mittelmeer Bärenkrebs 

English:

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster 

Category:

Pistolreker 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Scyllaridae (Family) > Scyllarides (Genus) > latus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Latreille, ), 1803 

Occurrence:

Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Azores, Balearic Islands, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Greece, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Israel, Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Red Sea, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 

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:

4 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

14.17" - 17.72" (36cm - 45cm) 

Weight:

1.5 kg 

Temperature:

14,6 °F - 21,6 °F (14,6°C - 21,6°C) 

Food:

Clams, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Scyllarides aequinoctialis
  Spanischer Bärenkrebs, Karibischer Bärenkrebs
• 
  Scyllarides astori
  Galapagos Bärenkrebs
• Scyllarides brasiliensis
• Scyllarides deceptor
• Scyllarides delfosi
• 
  Scyllarides elisabethae
  Kap Bärenkrebs
• 
  Scyllarides haanii
  Aesop Bärenkrebs, Buckel-Bärenkrebs
• Scyllarides herklotsii
• 
  Scyllarides latus
  Großer Bärenkrebs, Mittelmeer Bärenkrebs
• Scyllarides nodifer
• Scyllarides roggeveeni
• 
  Scyllarides squammosus
  Stumpfer Bärenkrebs
• 
  Scyllarides tridacnophaga
  Muschelgräber-Bärenkrebs, Muschel-Bärenkrebs
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-10-09 09:36:26 

Last edit:

2025-08-19 13:13:21 

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