Paragiopagurus hirsutus
- Usual depth223–457 m
- Water temperature18–28 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 223–457 m · Deepest record: 457 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–28 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- マダラユメオキヤドカリ／マダラオキヤドカリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 叢毛鞭刺寄居蟹, 多毛淺寄居蟹
Other scientific names: Parapagurus hirsutus
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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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 98 open-data records from 1908 to 2012.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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