Atelecyclus rotundatus Circular Crab

Atelecyclus rotundatus is commonly referred to as Circular 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.

Profile

lexID:

7160 

AphiaID:

107273 

Scientific:

Atelecyclus rotundatus 

German:

Taschenkrebs 

English:

Circular Crab 

Category:

Krabber 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Atelecyclidae (Family) > Atelecyclus (Genus) > rotundatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Olivi, ), 1792 

Occurrence:

the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, East-Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat (Baltic Sea), North Atlantic Ocean, Scandinavia, Skagerrak (North Sea), the British Isles, The Shetland Islands (Scotland) 

Sea depth:

0 - 300 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

44.6 °F - 53.24 °F (7°C - 11.8°C) 

Food:

Carrion, omnivore, Predatory 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Atelecyclus rotundatus
  Taschenkrebs
• 
  Atelecyclus undecimdentatus
  Taschenkrebs

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-18 12:21:57 

Last edit:

2022-06-01 11:03:03 

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