Baba's crinoid squat lobster
Allogalathea babai
- Usual depth6–10 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, October, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 20 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 17 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 27 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–10 m · Deepest record: 9.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Photos
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Alicia Christman, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Baba's crinoid squat lobster
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Galathée Baba des crinoïdes
Similar species
Elegant Squat LobsterAllogalathea elegans
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 73 open-data records from 1988 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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