How deep does the Blue Knee Hermit Crab live?

The Blue Knee Hermit Crab (Dardanus guttatus) is typically found at 0–50 m.

Blue Knee Hermit Crab

Dardanus guttatus

Group: Crab
Typical depth: 0–50 m

This hermit crab tucks its soft body into narrow mouthed cone shells and ventures across coral reefs and rocky bottoms from the intertidal down to about fifty metres. Bright blue markings on its legs give it the blue knee name.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae › Dardanus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 208734.

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How deep does the Blue Knee Hermit Crab live?: The Blue Knee Hermit Crab (Dardanus guttatus) is typically found at 0–50 m.