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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 26 records
- February: 25 records
- March: 36 records
- April: 24 records
- May: 27 records
- June: 21 records
- July: 40 records
- August: 28 records
- September: 67 records
- October: 32 records
- November: 37 records
- December: 28 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Photos
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Pagurus sanguinolentus
Similar species
Striated hermit crabDardanus arrosor
Mauve Eyed Hermit CrabDardanus crassimanus
Pale anemone hermitDardanus deformis
Black-eyed hermit crabDardanus lagopodes
Spotted hermit crabDardanus megistos
Anemone hermit crabDardanus 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).
- 63 open-data records from 1824 to 1967.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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