Red Inca Crab
Fasciarma fasciatum
- Water temperature29°C
- Best monthsMay and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Doreen, 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: 12 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 27 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 9 records
- August: 17 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29°C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- Red Inca Crab
Other scientific names: Perisesarma fasciatum, Sesarma (Chiromantes) siamense, Sesarma fasciata
Similar species
Red-clawed crabChiromantes haematocheir
Violet Tree-climbing CrabEpisesarma versicolor
Thai Vinegar CrabEpisesarma mederi
Marble crabMetasesarma obesum
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).
- 19 open-data records from 1982 to 1982.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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