Army Crab
Dotilla fenestrata
- Water temperature23–27 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Diogo Luiz, 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: 8 records
- February: 8 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–27 °C
Photos
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(c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Jana, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Benjamin Carbuccia, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
- English
- Army Crab
Other scientific names: Dotilla clepsydra
Similar species
Asian Soldier CrabDotilla myctiroides
White semaphore crabIlyoplax delsmani
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).
- 44 open-data records from 1869 to 1998.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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