Achelous hastatus Portunus hastatus

Achelous hastatus is commonly referred to as Portunus hastatus. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 1474844

Scientific:: Achelous hastatus
German:: Augenfleck-Schwimmkrabbe
English:: Portunus Hastatus

Category:: muut ravut

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Decapoda (Order) > Portunidae (Family) > Achelous (Genus) > hastatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1767

Occurrence:: Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), Angola, Australia, Azores, Balearic Islands, East-Atlantic Ocean, Ionian Sea (Mediterranean), Levantine Sea (Mediterranean), Madeira, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea
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:: Meter
Habitats:: Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 1.02" (2.6 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Carrion, Predatory, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Achelous angustus
Achelous asper
Achelous binoculus
Achelous brevimanus
Achelous depressifrons
Flachbrauen-Schwimmkrabbe
Achelous floridanus
Florida Schwimmkrabbe
Achelous gibbesii
Achelous granulatus
Achelous guaymasensis
Achelous iridescens
Achelous isolamargaritensis
Achelous ordwayi
Rothaar-Schwimmkrabbe
Achelous rufiremus
Achelous sebae
Pfauenaugen-Schwimmkrabbe
Achelous spinicarpus
Achelous spinimanus
Achelous stanfordi
Achelous tuberculatus
Achelous tumidulus

More related species in this lexicon:

Achelous hastatus
Augenfleck-Schwimmkrabbe

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-03-21 22:40:38
Last edit:: 2026-04-11 18:00:31

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Achelous hastatus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Portunid crabs are characterised by the flattening of the fifth pair of legs into broad paddles, which are used for swimming. This ability, together with their strong, sharp claws, allows many species to be fast and aggressive predators.

Synonymised names
Cancer hastatus Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cancer ponticus Herbst, 1790 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Eriphia prismaticus Risso, 1827 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lupa Dufourii Desmarest, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lupea hastata (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Neptunus hastatus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Neptunus hastatus var. rubromaculata Steinitz, 1932 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Portunus (Portunus) hastatus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Portunus Dufourii Desmarest, 1825 · unaccepted > unavailable name (name published in synonymy;...)
Portunus hastatus (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > superseded combination

External links

researchgate (en). Abgerufen am 11.04.2026.

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Achelous hastatus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2020

Achelous hastatus,Las Palmas, ES-CN, ES 2026

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