Luniella pugil
Pugilist Crab
As recorded: Luniella pugil (Dana, 1852)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Xanthidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- Rapa
- Island
- Rapa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Luniella pugil observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.
2026-07-28
Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Raroia, French Polynesia
(c) Michele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-07
Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Joëlle VINCENT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-15
Soft coral garden, Tinian, CNMI
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-19
海南省三沙市西沙区永兴岛中建路
(c) ayegege, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-07-19
Kwajalein Atoll, RMI
(c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Luniella pugil. BPBM 22109. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5077703361. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/22109.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5077703361 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026