Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Charybdis natator - Charybdis - A marine section.
Species profile
Ridged Swimming Crab
Charybdis natator
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
2
Media items
Photos and videos
2
Dives
Distinct encounters
2
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 5.7–16.6m
- Median 11.2m · n=2
- Water temperature
- 25.0–27.0°C
- Median 26.0°C · n=2
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 2 profile-estimated.
An early signal
2 environment-linked observations are available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Early archive signal · 2 observations / 2 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 8.4–13.9m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun1
Jul–Sep1
- • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
- • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
- • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
Creature trail
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Notes, taxonomy, identification & seasonality
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