Curtonida isos

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth805–1,270 m
Water temperature5–21 °C
Best monthsApril
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 50 records
February: 19 records
March: 31 records
April: 160 records
May: 29 records
June: 59 records
July: 6 records
August: 5 records
September: 2 records
October: 12 records
November: 19 records
December: 37 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 805–1,270 m · Deepest record: 1,768.8 m

100–110 m: 3 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 0 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210+ m: 410 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–21 °C

4–6 °C: 6 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 13 records
10–12 °C: 9 records
12–14 °C: 185 records
14–16 °C: 169 records
16–18 °C: 20 records
18–20 °C: 24 records
20–22 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Munida gordoni, Munida isos

Similar species

Curtonida chathamensis
Curtonida endeavourae
Channel Squat Lobster
Grimothea gregaria
pelagic red crab
Grimothea planipes
Agononida incerta
Agononida alisae

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).
465 open-data records from 1912 to 2025.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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