Striped-leg Hermit Crab
Clibanarius taeniatus
- Usual depth0.5 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember, October, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Daniel Eisenhauer, 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: 44 records
- February: 41 records
- March: 58 records
- April: 57 records
- May: 47 records
- June: 32 records
- July: 42 records
- August: 48 records
- September: 86 records
- October: 68 records
- November: 73 records
- December: 42 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0.5 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Photos
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) James K. Douch, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Patrick Connolly, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Matt B, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Patrick Connolly, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luke Lythgoe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Striped-leg Hermit Crab
Other scientific names: Pagurus taeniatus
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).
- 176 open-data records from 1907 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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