
Perinia tumida
As recorded: Perinia tumida Dana, 1851
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Epialtidae
- Collected by
- S. Godwin; D. Minton; J. Maragos; R. DeFelice; D. GulkoRalph C. DeFelice →Scott L. Godwin →D. Gulko →James Maragos →Dwayne Minton →
- Locality
- Maro Reef
- Island
- Maro Reef
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Perinia tumida observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-12-20.

2025-12-20
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-28
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-22
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-25
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-24
Makena Landing, HI, USA
(c) Karolle Wall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-15
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Perinia tumida. BPBM 21189. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979282673. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/21189.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979282673 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
