Coastal Hermit Crab
Clibanarius virescens
- Usual depth0.5 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and July
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Auradyme, 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: 103 records
- February: 71 records
- March: 86 records
- April: 158 records
- May: 157 records
- June: 89 records
- July: 137 records
- August: 111 records
- September: 105 records
- October: 106 records
- November: 71 records
- December: 62 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0.5 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Patrick Connolly, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Coastal Hermit Crab, Greenish Hermit Crab, Pagure verdâtre, Yellow-footed Hermit Crab, Yellow-tipped Hermit Crab
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- イソヨコバサミ
- Korean
- 청색가로가위집게
- Simplified Chinese
- 綠色細螯寄居蟹
Other scientific names: Clibanarius philippinensis, Clibanarius sachalinicus, Pagurus virescens
Similar species
Orange-striped Hermit CrabClibanarius infraspinatus
Long-legged Hermit CrabClibanarius longitarsus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,034 open-data records from 1843 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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