Pilumnus novaezealandiae

About this species

Pilumnus novaezealandiae is a species of crab in the Pilumnoidea superfamily. It is endemic to New Zealand.

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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: 3 records
March: 8 records
April: 6 records
May: 4 records
June: 8 records
July: 12 records
August: 5 records
September: 7 records
October: 5 records
November: 5 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–151 m · Deepest record: 325 m

0–10 m: 8 records
10–20 m: 3 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 8 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–21 °C

16–18 °C: 25 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 4 records

Photos

(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Pilumnus maori, Pilumnus Novae-Zealandiae

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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).
46 open-data records from 1911 to 2018.
Species data updated November 6, 2026.