Enoplolambrus carenatus
- Usual depth48–66 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 48–66 m · Deepest record: 65.8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Lambrus (Platylambrus) carinatus, Lambrus carenatus, Lambrus carinatus, Lambrus edwardsii, Lambrus Holdsworthi, Lambrus latirostris, Lambrus quemvis, Parthenope quemvis, Platylambrus quemvis
Similar species
Armed elbow crabAulacolambrus hoplonotus
Horrid elbow crabDaldorfia horrida
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).
- 20 open-data records from 1834 to 2017.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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