Smooth redeye crab
Eriphia sebana
- Usual depth0–3 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsJune, July, and September
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) dr.scott.mills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by dr.scott.mills · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 63 records
- February: 69 records
- March: 71 records
- April: 94 records
- May: 91 records
- June: 107 records
- July: 120 records
- August: 82 records
- September: 96 records
- October: 88 records
- November: 65 records
- December: 58 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–3 m · Deepest record: 3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Photos
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lisa Bennett · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Kristof Zyskowski, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) karliatje, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Borja Fierro-Leva, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jenni Ly, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Smooth redeye crab, smooth redeye crab, Smooth Red-eyed Crab
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Eriphia aux yeux rouges
- Japanese
- イワオウギガニ
- Thai
- ปูใบ้ตาแดงก้ามเรียบ
- Simplified Chinese
- 光手酋婦蟹, 西氏酋婦蟹
Other scientific names: Cancer sebanus, Cancer tearlachi, Eriphia fordii, Eriphia laevimana, Eriphia trapeziformis, Gecarcinus anisocheles
Similar species
Ferocious reef crabEriphia ferox
Hairy EriphiaEriphia scabricula
Rough redeye crabEriphia smithii
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).
- 417 open-data records from 1803 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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