Munidopsis andamanica
- Usual depth490–848 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
About this species
Munidopsis andamanica is a species of squat lobster that lives in the deep sea and eats dead wood. It has long chelipeds, which are twice as long as the carapace.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Munidopsis andamanica”, 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: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 31 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 490–848 m · Deepest record: 1,346 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 安達曼仿刺鎧蝦
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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).
- 315 open-data records from 1908 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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