Ribbed Hermit Crab
Clibanarius striolatus
- Usual depth0.5 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel Eisenhauer · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 43 records
- April: 22 records
- May: 40 records
- June: 19 records
- July: 27 records
- August: 23 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 25 records
- November: 24 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0.5 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Photos
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Cheng-Te Hsu, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Ribbed Hermit Crab
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Pagure cannelé
- Japanese
- タテジマヨコバサミ
- Simplified Chinese
- 條紋細螯寄居蟹
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).
- 142 open-data records from 1852 to 2006.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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