Setiferous Hermit Crab
Dardanus setifer
- Usual depth8–44 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, July, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Nicola Crockford, 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: 5 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–44 m · Deepest record: 43.9 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Setiferous Hermit Crab
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Pagure à soies
- Simplified Chinese
- 環毛真寄居蟹
Other scientific names: Pagurus setifer
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).
- 100 open-data records from 1836 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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