Dardanus hessii

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth10–80 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsMay and July
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Ashwin Srinivasan, 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: 0 records
February: 4 records
March: 7 records
April: 6 records
May: 11 records
June: 2 records
July: 18 records
August: 3 records
September: 6 records
October: 3 records
November: 2 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–80 m · Deepest record: 91 m

10–20 m: 7 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 15 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 5 records
28–30 °C: 14 records

Photos

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: アカユビヤドカリ
Simplified Chinese: 刺足真寄居蟹

Other scientific names: Pagurus hessii, Pagurus semilimanus, Pagurus similimanus

Similar species

Striated hermit crab
Dardanus arrosor
Mauve Eyed Hermit Crab
Dardanus crassimanus
Pale anemone hermit
Dardanus deformis
Black-eyed hermit crab
Dardanus lagopodes
Spotted hermit crab
Dardanus megistos
Anemone hermit crab
Dardanus pedunculatus

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).
116 open-data records from 1884 to 2011.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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