Ibacus chacei
- Water temperature20–27 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–27 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
Deep water bugIbacus alticrenatus
Balmain bugIbacus peronii
Japanese fan lobsterIbacus ciliatus
Digging lobsterIbacus novemdentatus
- Serrate fan lobster
Ibacus brevipes
- Glabrous fan lobster
Ibacus brucei
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).
- 77 open-data records from 1910 to 1995.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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