Field notes
Encounter profile
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
Dardanus lagopodes - Dardanus - A marine genus.
Species profile
Hairy Red Hermit Crab
Dardanus lagopodes
Identified using iNaturalist, WoRMS.
4
Media items
Photos and videos
4
Dives
Distinct encounters
3
Locations
1 trip
Archive ecology
Conditions where we found it
SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.
- Depth evidence
- 0.0–0.0m
- Median 0.0m · n=1
- Water temperature
- 25.0–28.0°C
- Median 28.0°C · n=4
Depth basis: 0 recorded, 1 profile-estimated, 3 contextual.
An early signal
4 environment-linked observations are available so far. More encounters will show whether a repeatable pattern emerges.
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Indicative archive pattern · 4 observations / 4 dives
Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 0.0–0.0m
Calendar-quarter observations
Apr–Jun2
Jul–Sep2
Camera-clock comparison
Morning · 1Night · 3
- • 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
A life through time and place
#4 · Aug 23, 2026
Mandolin
Manado & Bunaken · Asia 2026
12.4m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#3 · Jul 12, 2026
Lawadi
Tawali, PNG · Asia 2026
0.0m · Estimated at capture time25.0°C
#2 · Jun 7, 2026
Largahan
Dauin · Asia 2026
10.4m · Dive-average context28.0°C
#1 · Jun 3, 2026
Critter Republic House Reef
Dauin · Asia 2026
9.6m · Dive-average context28.0°C
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