Alainius crosnieri
- Usual depth300–460 m
- Water temperature24–26 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Alainius crosnieri is a species of squat lobster in the monotypic genus Alainius in the family Galatheidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Alainius”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 300–460 m · Deepest record: 460 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–26 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
Elegant Squat LobsterAllogalathea elegans
Baba's crinoid squat lobsterAllogalathea babai
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 30 open-data records from 1986 to 1989.
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