Calcinus gaimardii
- Usual depth11–15 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, 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: 14 records
- February: 103 records
- March: 18 records
- April: 31 records
- May: 25 records
- June: 21 records
- July: 35 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 21 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 25 records
- December: 12 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–15 m · Deepest record: 17 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- セグロサンゴヤドカリ
Other scientific names: Pagurus gaimardii
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).
- 196 open-data records from 1848 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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