Orange-striped Hermit Crab
Clibanarius infraspinatus
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and August
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Clibanarius infraspinatus is a species of hermit crab of the family Diogenidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Clibanarius infraspinatus”, 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: 68 records
- February: 59 records
- March: 69 records
- April: 99 records
- May: 125 records
- June: 120 records
- July: 142 records
- August: 125 records
- September: 66 records
- October: 107 records
- November: 68 records
- December: 97 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Carman Chew, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Richard Dimon, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ong Jyh Seng, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Shaunak Modi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Toby Y, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Orange-striped Hermit Crab
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- コブヨコバサミ
- Simplified Chinese
- 下棘細螯寄居蟹
Other scientific names: Pagurus (Clibanarius) infraspinatus
Similar species
Long-legged Hermit CrabClibanarius longitarsus
Coastal Hermit CrabClibanarius virescens
Coral Hermit CrabClibanarius corallinus
White Dot-eyed ClibanariusClibanarius englaucus
Banded Hermit CrabClibanarius eurysternus
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).
- 158 open-data records from 1869 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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