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Debelius Reef Lobster
Enoplometopus debelius
The Purple Reef Lobster is a stunning, nocturnal marine crustacean with vibrant purple-pink coloration. It requires deep rock caves and peaceful, careful tankmates.
Class:Malacostraca
Order:Decapoda
Family:Enoplometopidae
Genus:Enoplometopus
Species:Enoplometopus debelius
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Water Temperature
24 - 28 °C
pH Value
8.1 - 8.4
Water type
Marine
Adult size
10 cm
Minimum group
>= 1
Species description
Geographical Origin and Habitat: Enoplometopus debelius is native to the Central Indo-Pacific, particularly around the reefs of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan. It is found at depths of 10 to 35 meters, inhabiting deep caves, dark crevices within live rock, and shaded undercuts of the reef slope.
Taxonomy: Belonging to the family Enoplometopidae, this reef lobster is a dwarf species growing to a maximum size of 6-8 cm (excluding antennae). It features a spiny carapace and slender, elongated claws covered in sensory bristles used to search crevices.
Social Behavior: Solitary, highly territorial, and strictly nocturnal. It exhibits strong intraspecific aggression and will fight conspecifics to the death; therefore, only one specimen (or a mated pair) should be kept per tank. It rarely emerges during the day.
Coloration and Sexual Dimorphism: The color pattern is striking, featuring a lavender-pink body decorated with distinct dark purple spots and bright orange accents on the legs. Males possess specialized copulatory organs (gonopods) on the underside of the thorax.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Aquarium Setup: Guidance about aquarium setup for Enoplometopus debelius must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Feeding and Diet: Guidance about feeding and diet for Enoplometopus debelius must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Water Quality: Guidance about water quality for Enoplometopus debelius must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Compatibility and Coexistence: Guidance about compatibility and coexistence for Enoplometopus debelius must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Aquarium Breeding: Guidance about aquarium breeding for Enoplometopus debelius must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Risks and Disease: Guidance about risks and disease for Enoplometopus debelius must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Enoplometopus debelius is native to the Central Indo-Pacific, particularly around the reefs of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan. It is found at depths of 10 to 35 meters, inhabiting deep caves, dark crevices within live rock, and shaded undercuts of the reef slope.
Origin
Tropical oceans and reefsSouth and Southeast AsiaEast Asia
Invertebrate profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Ecological role
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- 10 cm
- Jump risk
- No verified data available
- Shock sensitivity
- No verified data available
- Calcium and minerals
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Compatibility & tankmates
- No verified data available
The catalog's scalar value is 10 cm. The MOBS marine organism body-size database source reports a maximum adult measurement of 10 cm for this species, recorded as the dataset's reported length dimension. These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
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