Stenorhynchus seticornis (Herbst, J.F.W.)
Stenorhynchus seticornis (Herbst, J.F.W.)
English: Arrow crab; yellow line arrow crab
Português: Caranguejo seta; Caranguejo aranha
Distribution - Western Atlantic Ocean
Description – Size up to 6 cm in length. Long legs like a spider and an extremely pointed and dangerous head. The body has a slight golden colour with white stripes. The tips of their legs are dark violet.
Behaviour – During the day it stays hidden among sea fans and sponges of the reef however at night it comes out to hunt for food and scavenging. They become extremely territorial and may pose a threat to other species.
Temperature – Cultured specimens have high temperature tolerance and are suitable for any aquarium, from 30 ºC down to 20 ºC. The ideal temperature profile is from 25 ºC to 28 ºC.
Feeding – Stenorhynchus seticornis is a nocturnal scavenger and an omnivorous species.
Special details – They tend to live well in a community, but they show some stress when there are more than one male in the aquarium.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea Brünnich, 1772
Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802
Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
Family Inachidae MacLeay, 1838
Genus Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1818
Species Stenorhynchus seticornis (Herbst, J.F.W.)
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