Painted Pebble Crab

Leucosia anatum

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth11–76 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsMay, August, and October
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Nhobgood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Leucosia anatum, also known as the pebble crab, is a species of crab in the family Leucosiidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Leucosia anatum”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 3 records
March: 2 records
April: 4 records
May: 7 records
June: 3 records
July: 4 records
August: 10 records
September: 4 records
October: 7 records
November: 6 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 11–76 m · Deepest record: 76 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 14 records
24–26 °C: 29 records
26–28 °C: 14 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

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Names and classification

English: Painted Pebble Crab, Pebble Crab

Names in 2 more languages

French: Crabe caillou peint
Japanese: オオサカツノナガコブシ, ツノナガコブシ, ツノナガコブシガニ

Other scientific names: Cancer anatum, Leucosia australiensis, Leucosia longifrons, Leucosia neocaledonica, Leucosia ornata, Leucosia polita, Leucosia pulcherrima, Leucosia splendida

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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).
108 open-data records from 1963 to 2017.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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