
Lissocarcinus orbicularis
Sea Cucumber Crab
As recorded: Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae
- Collected by
- C.H. Edmondson
- Locality
- Waikiki
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lissocarcinus orbicularis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 247 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID
(c) cr1970, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Buton, ID-SG, ID
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-28
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-28
North Kona, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-28
North Kona, HI, USA
(c) kkittens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lissocarcinus orbicularis. BPBM 2679. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37448542. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/2679.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37448542 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
