Lauridromia dehaani
- Usual depth15–162 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and August
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Paulmathi Vinod, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Lauridromia dehaani is a species of crab in the family Dromiidae. It is native to the Red Sea and the western Indo-Pacific. It often carries a piece of sponge on its carapace by way of camouflage, and if unable to find a suitable piece of sponge, carries an empty bivalve shell, a sprig of seaweed or a piece of debris instead.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 15–162 m · Deepest record: 162 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- カイカムリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 德漢勞綿蟹 (漢氏勞綿蟹)
Other scientific names: Dromia dehaani
Similar species
Bristled sponge crabAustrodromidia octodentata
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).
- 32 open-data records from 1904 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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