Somanniathelphusa zanklon
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| Somanniathelphusa zanklon | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Gecarcinucidae |
| Genus: | Somanniathelphusa |
| Species: | S. zanklon |
| Binomial name | |
| Somanniathelphusa zanklon Ng & Dudgeon, 1992 | |
Somanniathelphusa zanklon is a species of endangered freshwater crab considered to be endemic to Hong Kong.
The lifecycle of S. zanklon is similar to most true freshwater crabs, in which they brood over planktonic larvae, and release their juveniles at the onset of the rainy season.[2]
It is naturally omnivorous, with records of it eating seeds of the Bauhinia variegata tree, as well as various species of freshwater snails.[3]
It is preyed upon by both native wild carp, as well as invasive goldfish and tilapia, which have been introduced to their environment through human intervention.[4]