
Pachygrapsus planifrons
Hairy-fingered Rock Crab
As recorded: Pachygrapsus longipes Rathbun, 1894
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: Pachygrapsus planifrons observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-26.

2026-04-26
Kulamanu Pl, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-13
Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2025-02-28
Wailupe Cir, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-31
Kaneohe Bay, Coconut Island, near old sewage treatment plant
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2017-05-30
Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, near airfield
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2017-05-30
Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe Marine Corps Base, near airfield
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pachygrapsus planifrons. BPBM 12675. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090265467. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/12675.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090265467 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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