About this species
Mictyris guinotae is a species of soldier crab of genus Mictyris, endemic to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. They were named after Danièle Guinot, a professor at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in France, and were first treated as a separate species in a tribute volume to Guinot.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26°C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ミナミコメツキガニ
- Simplified Chinese
- 基氏和尚蟹
Similar species
Light-blue soldier crabMictyris longicarpus
Dark blue soldier crabMictyris platycheles
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).
- 62 open-data records from 2008 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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