Pagurus sinuatus
- Usual depth2–23 m
- Water temperature17–23 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Tyler Anthony, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Pagurus sinuatus is a large species of hermit crab found in Australia and the Kermadec Islands. It is red or orange in colour with coloured bands on the legs and patches on the body.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pagurus sinuatus”, 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: 14 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 22 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 17 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–23 m · Deepest record: 28 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–23 °C
Photos
(c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Eldon E Ball, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Eupagurus sinuatus
Similar species
Long-clawed hermit crabPagurus longicarpus
Flatclaw hermitPagurus pollicaris
New Zealand Hermit CrabPagurus novizealandiae
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).
- 79 open-data records from 1921 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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