Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Stareye Hermit Crab
Dardanus venosus
Stareye Hermit Crab
Category: Left-Handed Hermits
Scientific Name: Dardanus venosus
Size: 3 to 5 in. (7 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 2-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Arthropoda (Phylum) Arthropods
└Crustacea (Subphylum) Crustaceans
 └Multicrustacea (Superclass) Typical Crustaceans
  └Malacostraca (Class) Malacostracans
   └Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Decapods, Isopods, and Allies
    └Eucarida (Superorder)
     └Decapoda (Order) Decapods
      └Pleocyemata (Suborder)
       └Anomura (Infraorder)
        └Paguroidea (Superfamily) Hermit Crabs
         └Diogenidae (Family) Left-Handed Hermits
          └Dardanus (Genus)
           └D. venosus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 367596🔗
iNaturalist ID: 295438🔗

All Photographs
© 2026 Florent Charpin