Calcinus nitidus
- Usual depth3–17 m
- Water temperature23–28 °C
- Best monthsMay and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Lisa Bennett, 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: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–17 m · Deepest record: 17 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–28 °C
Photos
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Antoine MARNAT, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- French
- Pagure coquet, Pretty Hermit Crab
Similar species
Dwarf zebra hermit crabCalcinus laevimanus
Green hermit crabCalcinus latens
Small White Hermit CrabCalcinus minutus
Seurat's hermit crabCalcinus seurati
Blue-knuckled hermitCalcinus 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).
- 42 open-data records from 1978 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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