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Crypototamon anacoluthon

Scientific name: Crypototamon anacoluthon 1)

Endemic?: Yes2)(Year of Discovery: 1918, Discoverer: Kemp)3)

IUCN Status: Vulnerable 4)

Range: It has been observed in a stream in Tai Po Kau Forest Reserve, New Territories, in a stream at Wu Kwai Sha, New Territories, and in a fish trap, Kwun Yum Shan stream, New Territories5).


Physical Description

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Physical Description


Habitat

This species appears to be most numerous in shaded shallow streams with clear, fast-flowing water, rocky substratum, and accumulations of leaf-litter, which serve as shelter and food7). The water it lives often appears tea-coloured, with a pH of 6.5-7.08). It is never found in polluted waters and seems to be relatively stenotopic9). Two collected specimens were obtained from '… under large stones at the edge of a small stream at an altitude of 2000 ft' (Kemp, 1918).

Contributing authors:

  • laurel
1), 2), 3), 5), 6), 7), 8), 9) Ng, Peter K.L., and David Dudgeon. "The Potamidae and Parathelphusidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura) of Hong Kong." Invertebrate Taxonomy 6 (1992): 741-68., Ng & Dudgeon
4) IUCN Red List
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