Pacific mole crab
Hippa marmorata
- Usual depth3–13 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, 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: 14 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 24 records
- June: 18 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 18 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–13 m · Deepest record: 12.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Jacob Saucier, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Attila Oláh, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Bert Kimura, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Pacific mole crab
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Cangrejo topo, Cangrejo Topo del Pacífico, Cangrejo topo Manchado oriental
- French
- Crabe taupe du Pacifique
- Japanese
- スナホリガニ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大理石蟬蟹
Other scientific names: Cancer arnoldorum, Hippa pacifica, Remipes marmoratus, Remipes pacificus
Similar species
Mole CrabEmerita austroafricana
Indonesian Mole CrabEmerita emeritus
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).
- 124 open-data records from 1852 to 1986.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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