Crenarctus bicuspidatus

Crustaceans
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth30–93 m
Water temperature20–28 °C
Best monthsApril, June, and August
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: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 0 records
June: 1 records
July: 0 records
August: 1 records
September: 0 records
October: 1 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 30–93 m · Deepest record: 108 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 4 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 16 records
26–28 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: フタバヒメセミエビ
Korean: 둥근매미새우

Other scientific names: Arctus bicuspidatus, Scyllarus bicuspidatus

Similar species

Crenarctus crenatus
Horseshoe crab
Parribacus antarcticus
striated locust lobster
Eduarctus martensii
Red flapjack
Arctides antipodarum
King's Hawaiian lobster
Arctides regalis
Galearctus timidus

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).
21 open-data records from 1906 to 1906.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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