Floral Egg Crab
Atergatis floridus
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and September
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Hugo Innes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Atergatis floridus, the floral egg crab, green egg crab, pancake crab, or shawl crab, is a species of tropical Indo-Pacific crab from the family Xanthidae. The meat of this crab is toxic, even if cooked, and consumption often results in death.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Atergatis floridus”, 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: 65 records
- February: 60 records
- March: 58 records
- April: 76 records
- May: 103 records
- June: 65 records
- July: 84 records
- August: 97 records
- September: 90 records
- October: 90 records
- November: 43 records
- December: 22 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
(c) Matt B, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Monica Ventrice, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Floral Egg Crab, Flowery Crab, Shawl Crab
Names in 5 more languages
- French
- Crabe fleuri
- Japanese
- スベスベマンジュウガニ, 滑々饅頭蟹
- Korean
- 매끈이송편게
- Thai
- ปูใบ้ลายแผนที่
- Simplified Chinese
- 花紋愛潔蟹
Other scientific names: Cancer floridus
Similar species
- Red egg crab
Atergatis integerrimus
- Flapjack Crab
Atergatis laevigatus
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).
- 419 open-data records from 1767 to 2026.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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