Shaggy Domecia
Domecia hispida
- Usual depth3–35 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Daniel Eisenhauer, 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: 21 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–35 m · Deepest record: 58.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Shaggy Domecia
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Cangejo
- Japanese
- ドメシアガニ
Other scientific names: Cancer tridentatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 381 open-data records from 1842 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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