Dorippe quadridens

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth15–102 m
Water temperature21–29 °C
Best monthsApril, November, and December
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 12 records
February: 4 records
March: 4 records
April: 22 records
May: 7 records
June: 5 records
July: 8 records
August: 2 records
September: 9 records
October: 12 records
November: 20 records
December: 15 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 15–102 m · Deepest record: 101.5 m

10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 14 records
24–26 °C: 49 records
26–28 °C: 47 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: オキナワキメンガニ
Thai: ปูเป้ตุ่ม

Other scientific names: Cancer quadridens, Dorippe atropos, Dorippe Nodosa, Dorippe quadridentata, Dorippe rissoana

Similar species

Carrier crab
Dorippe frascone
Dorippe glabra
Dorippoides facchino
Granulated mask crab
Paradorippe granulata
Dorippoides nudipes
Heikegani
Heikeopsis japonica

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).
199 open-data records from 1910 to 2005.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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