Rough redeye crab

Eriphia smithii

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–24 m
Water temperature20–30 °C
Best monthsJanuary, July, and October
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian du Preez · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 30 records
February: 25 records
March: 23 records
April: 11 records
May: 23 records
June: 8 records
July: 28 records
August: 13 records
September: 23 records
October: 27 records
November: 15 records
December: 19 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–24 m · Deepest record: 24.4 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 7 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 19 records

Photos

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(c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Muhammad Uzair Davids, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Rosemary Harrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Bruno - Yolande Zanette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Rough redeye crab, rough redeye crab

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: イボイワオウギガニ

Other scientific names: Eriphia smithi

Similar species

Ferocious reef crab
Eriphia ferox
Smooth redeye crab
Eriphia sebana
Hairy Eriphia
Eriphia scabricula

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).
104 open-data records from 1832 to 2023.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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