Indonesian Mole Crab
Emerita emeritus
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ashwin Viswanathan, 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: 16 records
- February: 11 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 21 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Srichakra Pranav Tamarapalli, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
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(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Christopher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Meghaa, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ahirbudhnyan M, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Indonesian Mole Crab
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Cangrejo topo emerita
Other scientific names: Cancer emeritus, Emerita asiatica, Hippa asiatica, Hippa emerita
Similar species
Mole CrabEmerita austroafricana
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).
- 130 open-data records from 1837 to 1966.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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