Species under Dardanus
n= 31
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Dardanus arrosor
(Herbst, 1796)
Striated hermit crab Indo-West Pacific, Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean
Dardanus aspersus
(Berthold, 1846)
Northwest Pacific
Dardanus australis
Forest & Morgan, 1991
Indo-Pacific
Dardanus balhibuon
Malay, Rahayu & Chan, 2018
Western Central Pacific
Dardanus brachyops
Forest, 1962
Pacific Ocean
Dardanus calidus
(Risso, 1827)
Red hermit crab Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Dardanus callichela
Cook, 1989
Indo-West Pacific
Dardanus crassimanus
(Milne-Edwards, 1836)
Indo-West Pacific
Dardanus dearmatus
(Henderson, 1888)
Indo-Pacific
Dardanus deformis
(Milne-Edwards, 1836)
Pale anemone hermit Indo-Pacific
Dardanus fucosus
Biffar & Provenzano, 1972
Bareye hermit Southeast Pacific and Western Central Atlantic
Dardanus gardineri
Alcock, 1905
Western Indian Ocean
Dardanus gemmatus
(Milne-Edwards, 1848)
Jeweled anemone hermit Indo-Pacific
Dardanus guttatus
(Olivier, 1812)
Blue knee hermit crab Indo-Pacific
Dardanus hessii
(Miers, 1884)
Indo-West Pacific
Dardanus imbricatus
(Milne Edwards, 1848)
Eastern Indian Ocean
Dardanus imnpressus
(de Haan, 1849)
Warty-leg hermit crab Northwest Pacific
Dardanus impressus
(De Haan, 1849)
Northwest Pacific
Dardanus insignis
(de Saussure, 1858)
Red brocade hermit Southwest Atlantic
Dardanus lagopodes
(Forsskål, 1775)
Indo-Pacific
Dardanus megistos
(Herbst, 1804)
Whitespotted hermit Indo-Pacific 20
Dardanus pedunculatus
(Herbst, 1804)
Anemone hermit crab Indo-Pacific
Dardanus robustus
Asakura, 2006
Pacific Ocean
Dardanus sanguinocarpus
Degener, 1925
Bloody hermit Pacific Ocean
Dardanus scutellatus
(Milne-Edwards, 1848)
Indo-Pacific
Dardanus setifer
(Milne-Edwards, 1848)
Indo-West Pacific
Dardanus squarrosus
Cook, 1989
Eastern Indian Ocean
Dardanus tinctor
(Forsskål, 1775)
Anemone carrier Indo-West Pacific
Dardanus venosus
(Milne-Edwards, 1848)
Stareye hermit Southwest Atlantic
Dardanus vulnerans
(Thallwitz, 1892)
Indo-West Pacific
Dardanus woodmasoni
(Alcock, 1905)
Indo-West Pacific
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