Paua Sea Spider
Elamena producta
- Usual depth0–10 m
- Water temperature12–18 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and April
- How commonRare
Photo credit: no rights reserved, uploaded by Peter de Lange · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 23 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–10 m · Deepest record: 55 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C
Photos
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kelvin Perrie · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Paua Sea Spider, Paua Spider Crab
Other scientific names: Elamena Kirki
Similar species
Crested false spider crabElamena cristatipes
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).
- 103 open-data records from 1932 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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