Dorippoides facchino
- Usual depth20–68 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Denis Ibaev, 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: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 20–68 m · Deepest record: 68 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Cancer facchino, Dorippe astuta, Dorippe facchino, Dorippe sima
Similar species
Carrier crabDorippe frascone
Leaf-porter crabNeodorippe callida
Granulated mask crabParadorippe granulata
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).
- 95 open-data records from 1785 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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