Diogenes avarus
- Usual depth11–33 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Diogenes avarus is a species of left-handed hermit crab first described in 1865 by Camill Heller.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Diogenes avarus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 15 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–33 m · Deepest record: 33 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- マルテツノヤドカリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 長螯活額寄居蟹
Similar species
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 196 open-data records from 1865 to 1999.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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