Doclea armata
- Usual depth31 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) athiwu, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 31 m · Deepest record: 31 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Doclea calcitrapa, Doclea tetraptera
Similar species
Decorator crabHyastenus elatus
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).
- 8 open-data records from 1847 to 1963.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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