Where does the Velvet Swimming Crab live?
Necora puber has 67,425 records in 22 countries and territories, from 1776 to 2026. Most records come from Netherlands.
- 67,425 records
- 22 places
- 125 years recorded
- Malacostraca class
AnimaliaArthropodaMalacostracaDecapodaPolybiidaeNecora
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 37,032 | |
| United Kingdom | 19,348 | |
| France | 3,515 | |
| Ireland | 2,741 | |
| Portugal | 2,184 | |
| Jersey | 1,012 | |
| Belgium | 523 | |
| Isle of Man | 359 | |
| Spain | 264 | |
| Guernsey | 162 | |
| Germany | 146 | |
| Lebanon | 28 | |
| Norway | 23 | |
| Türkiye | 22 | |
| ZZ | 19 | |
| Sweden | 18 | |
| Morocco | 17 | |
| Denmark | 3 | |
| Madagascar | 3 | |
| Greece | 2 | |
| Italy | 1 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 1 |
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.