Bloody Pebble Crab
Leptodius sanguineus
- Usual depth0.5 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, June, and August
- 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: 11 records
- February: 21 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 22 records
- July: 16 records
- August: 22 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 15 records
- November: 16 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0.5 m · Deepest record: 0.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Photos
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(c) Benoit NABHOLZ, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) 四角銅鑼, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bloody Pebble Crab
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Crabe sanguin
- Japanese
- ムツハオウギガニ, ムツバオウギガニ, ムツハオウギガニ／ムツバオウギガニ
- Simplified Chinese
- 石蟹, 肉球皺蟹
Other scientific names: Cancer eudora, Chlorodius (Chlorodius) nodosus, Chlorodius Edwardsii, Chlorodius eudorus, Chlorodius sanguineus, Lagostoma nodosa, Leptodius nodosus, Leptodius philippinensis, Xantho edwardsii
Similar species
Floral Egg CrabAtergatis floridus
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).
- 386 open-data records from 1834 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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