Exodromidia bicornis

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth220–352 m
Water temperature16–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary and July
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 2 records
March: 1 records
April: 1 records
May: 1 records
June: 0 records
July: 2 records
August: 1 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 220–352 m · Deepest record: 365.8 m

210–220 m: 2 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230–240 m: 0 records
240–250 m: 1 records
250–260 m: 0 records
260–270 m: 2 records
270–280 m: 2 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290–300 m: 0 records
300–310 m: 0 records
310–320 m: 1 records
320+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C

16–18 °C: 7 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Dromidia bicornis

Similar species

Exodromidia spinosissima
Bristled sponge crab
Austrodromidia octodentata
Lauridromia dehaani
Metadromia wilsoni
Alcockdromia fallax
Ascidiophilus caphyraeformis

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).
14 open-data records from 1900 to 1992.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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