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title: "Mittelmeer-Felsküsteneinsiedlerkrebs"
description: "Clibanarius erythropus — Weitere Tiere. Clibanarius erythropus is a species of hermit crab that lives in rockpools and sublittoral waters."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/saint-piran-s-hermit-crab
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mittelmeer-Felsküsteneinsiedlerkrebs

> Clibanarius erythropus — Weitere Tiere. Clibanarius erythropus is a species of hermit crab that lives in rockpools and sublittoral waters.

- Scientific name: *Clibanarius erythropus*
- Category: `other` (Weitere Tiere)
- Habitats: `sea` (Meer & Küste)
- iNaturalist observations: 5317
- Wikidata: [Q3680644](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3680644)
- iNaturalist taxon: [210291](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/210291)

## Names

- en: Saint Piran's Hermit Crab
- de: Mittelmeer-Felsküsteneinsiedlerkrebs
- fr: Pagure des rochers

## Countries with the most observations

FR (955), ES (953), HR (645), IT (605), GR (567), PT (341), GB (262), RU (71), TR (65), BG (56), ME (52), UA (51)

## Summary

Clibanarius erythropus is a species of hermit crab that lives in rockpools and sublittoral waters. It is found in the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Azores to Brittany, the Channel Islands and as far north as the south Cornwall coast. Individuals may grow up to a carapace length of 15 millimetres (0.6 in).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clibanarius_erythropus

## Photo

![Mittelmeer-Felsküsteneinsiedlerkrebs](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/saint-piran-s-hermit-crab/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marino Linić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/380143337

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/saint-piran-s-hermit-crab?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).