Brown Squat Lobster
Galathea balssi
- Usual depth48–216 m
- Water temperature20–28 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
About this species
Galathea balssi is a species of squat lobster in the family Galatheidae. It is found throughout the tropical waters of the central Indo-Pacific. Galathea balssi is a small crustacean, growing up to 10 millimetres (0.39 in) in carapace length, including the rostrum.
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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: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 48–216 m · Deepest record: 216 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Brown Squat Lobster
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- バルスコシオリエビ
- Korean
- 발스새우붙이
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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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 48 open-data records from 1908 to 2006.
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