Liomera margaritata
- Usual depth23–68 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 23–68 m · Deepest record: 100.8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ツブベニオウギガニ
Other scientific names: Carpilodes diodoreus, Carpilodes margaritatus, Carpilodes striatus, Chlorodius exiguus
Similar species
Hand-strapped CrabLiomera cinctimanus
Corrugated liomeraLiomera rugata

- Pretty liomera
Liomera bella
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).
- 70 open-data records from 1873 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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