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Portunidae in life
In life — Hairy Swimming Crab, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by smithsonian_marinegeo
BPBM 15812Invertebrate Zoology

Portunidae

Hairy Swimming Crab

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae

Collected by
D. Takaoka
Locality
Oahu
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Identified by
N.Evans, 2017
Record type
Preserved specimen
121 Bishop specimens of PortunidaeSpecies page ›

Portunus pubescens observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-18.

Portunus pubescens observed 2026-05-18

2026-05-18

中国海南省陵水黎族自治县

(c) island-lover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portunus pubescens observed 2026-05-18

2026-05-18

中国海南省陵水黎族自治县

(c) island-lover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portunus pubescens observed 2026-03-25

2026-03-25

(c) WILDDADA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portunus pubescens observed 2026-02-28

2026-02-28

Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US

(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portunus pubescens observed 2026-01-31

2026-01-31

吉阳区, 三亚市, 海南省, CN

(c) xingtong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portunus pubescens observed 2026-01-18

2026-01-18

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Max, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Portunidae. BPBM 15812. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090205389. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/15812.

Record sources