Metopograpsus thukuhar
Estuarine Rock Crab
As recorded: Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Grapsidae
- Collected by
- R.C. DeFelice and S.L. ColesStephen L. Coles →Ralph C. DeFelice →
- Locality
- Ala Wai Harbor; Ala Moana bridge
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.2877, -157.8410
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Metopograpsus thukuhar observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 115 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-13.
2026-10-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jeremy Justice, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jaminhein1215, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Lunalilo Home Rd, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) joyouspawn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Summer St, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-31
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) Anthony O, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Metopograpsus thukuhar. BPBM 12674. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090300068. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/12674.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090300068 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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