Lophozozymus dodone

Crustaceans
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–87 m
Water temperature22–29 °C
Best monthsAugust and October
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: 4 records
February: 2 records
March: 2 records
April: 1 records
May: 4 records
June: 1 records
July: 2 records
August: 7 records
September: 0 records
October: 5 records
November: 2 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–87 m · Deepest record: 86.5 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C

22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 8 records
28–30 °C: 16 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ヒメヒロバオウギガニ

Other scientific names: Atergatis elegans, Atergatis lateralis, Cancer dodone, Xantho lamelligera, Xantho nitidus, Xantho radiatus

Similar species

Red and White-spotted Reef Crab
Lophozozymus erinnyes
Lophozozymus pulchellus
Lophozozymus anaglyptus
Lophozozymus bertonciniae
Montagu's crab
Lophozozymus incisus
Mosaic Reef Crab
Lophozozymus pictor

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).
96 open-data records from 1801 to 2019.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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