Smooth Shore Crab
Cyclograpsus audouinii
- Usual depth0 m
- Water temperature15–25 °C
- Best monthsMarch, September, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) ttsquid, 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: 15 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 23 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 21 records
- August: 11 records
- September: 35 records
- October: 30 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 22 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 0 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–25 °C
Photos
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(c) Caleb Catto, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Niki Hubbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Andrew Allen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Rosanna Dedecius, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Vincent, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Niki Hubbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Smooth Shore Crab
Other scientific names: Cyclograpsus audini, Cyclograpsus laevis
Similar species
Smooth Shore CrabCyclograpsus lavauxi
Purple Mottled Shore CrabCyclograpsus granulosus
Globose shore crabCyclograpsus integer
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).
- 162 open-data records from 1907 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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