Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29°C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ランソンヨコバサミ
- Simplified Chinese
- 瑞氏細螯寄居蟹
Similar species
Orange-striped Hermit CrabClibanarius infraspinatus
Long-legged Hermit CrabClibanarius longitarsus
Coastal Hermit CrabClibanarius virescens
Coral Hermit CrabClibanarius corallinus
White Dot-eyed ClibanariusClibanarius englaucus
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).
- 16 open-data records from 2002 to 2002.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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