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Family Inachidae

Inachus phalangium

Fabricius, 1775

Spider Crab

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Mediterranean, Norway to Cape Verde Islands.

Size: 1 inch (2.5 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow bays.

Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Arthropoda

    Class: Malacostraca

    Subclass: Eumalacostraca

    Order: Decapoda

    Superfamily: Majoidea

    Family: Inachidae

    Genus: Inachus

FYI: Unsuitable for home tropical aquariums.

Has a temperature range of 50 to 68°F (10 - 20°C).

Lives commensally with the sea anemone Anemonia suicata.

Shown here for identification only.

 Inachus phalangium (Spider Crab)
Photo © Daniel Geiger
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