Diacanthurus spinulimanus

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 33 records
February: 29 records
March: 13 records
April: 18 records
May: 34 records
June: 15 records
July: 6 records
August: 19 records
September: 8 records
October: 14 records
November: 8 records
December: 16 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 13–155 m · Deepest record: 360 m

0–10 m: 7 records
10–20 m: 8 records
20–30 m: 9 records
30–40 m: 10 records
40–50 m: 12 records
50–60 m: 10 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 4 records
80–90 m: 7 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 5 records
110+ m: 18 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–18 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 20 records
12–14 °C: 30 records
14–16 °C: 5 records
16–18 °C: 46 records

Photos

(c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Jacob Littlejohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Arnim Littek, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Eupagurus chiltoni, Eupagurus Edwardsii, Eupagurus intermedius, Eupagurus norae, Eupagurus spinulimanus, Pagurus spinulimanus

Similar species

Diacanthurus rubricatus
Diacanthurus ecphyma
Diacanthurus richeri
Icelopagurus undulatus
tiny hermit crab
Micropagurus acantholepis
Nematopagurus gardineri

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).
126 open-data records from 1904 to 2019.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.