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Cyamus in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cricket Raspet
BPBM 20217Invertebrate Zoology

Cyamus

As recorded: Cyamus Latreille, 1796

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Amphipoda › Cyamidae

Collected by
EC Evans
Locality
Oahu
Island
Hawaiʻi Island
Region
United States
Identified by
WJ Cooke
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of CyamusSpecies page ›

Cyamus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 146 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

Cyamus observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Área de Proteção Ambiental Estadual do Entorno Costeiro, Florianópolis, SC, BR

no rights reserved

Cyamus observed 2026-09-12

2026-09-12

Capital Regional District, BC, Canada

(c) Em Lim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyamus observed 2026-08-25

2026-08-25

Santa Vitória Do Palmar, RS, BR

(c) vinicius_s_domingues, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Cyamus observed 2026-08-25

2026-08-25

Santa Vitória Do Palmar, RS, BR

(c) vinicius_s_domingues, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Cyamus observed 2026-08-06

2026-08-06

Провиденский р-н, Чукотский автономный округ, Россия

(c) Maksim Antipin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cyamus observed 2026-07-17

2026-07-17

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA

(c) Jacobus Retief, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Cyamus. BPBM 20217. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979284517. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/20217.

Record sources