Zebra hermit
Clibanarius zebra
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and December
- How commonRare
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 9 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 18 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Peter Chen 2.0, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Nick T., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Tyler Bishop, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tyler Bishop, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Zebra hermit, zebra hermit, Zebra Hermit Crab
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ゼブラホンヤドカリ, ゼブラヨコバサミ
Other scientific names: Pagurus zebra
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).
- 53 open-data records from 1852 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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