Percnon planissimum
Flat Rock Crab
As recorded: Percnon planissimum (Herbst, 1804)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Percnidae
- Collected by
- G. Paulay
- Locality
- off Avatiu; 1 to 3 meters from shore (Location 41)
- Island
- Rarotonga
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- R.H. Titgen, 13 January 198619 January →Richard Titgen →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Percnon planissimum observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 327 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-04
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-03
台灣澎湖縣馬公市三連石滬
(c) 謝忠良, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-05
Queensland, AU
(c) Oscar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Honolua Bay, Hawaii 96761, USA
(c) Alexandra Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Percnon planissimum. BPBM 10924. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37973207. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/10924.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37973207 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026