How deep does the Halloween Hermit Crab live?

The Halloween Hermit Crab (Ciliopagurus strigatus) is typically found at 0–90 m.

Halloween Hermit Crab

Ciliopagurus strigatus

Group: Crab
Typical depth: 0–90 m

Bright orange and red banding across its legs earns this hermit crab the Halloween name, and it lives in coral reefs, rock platforms and rubble from the intertidal down to around ninety metres. It gnaws on coral and tucks its soft body into a borrowed snail shell.

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

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 246257.

FAQ

How deep does the Halloween Hermit Crab live?: The Halloween Hermit Crab (Ciliopagurus strigatus) is typically found at 0–90 m.