Podophthalmus vigil
Sentinel Crab
As recorded: Podophthalmus vigil (Fabricius, 1798)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae
- Collected by
- Abbe' Emm. Rougier
- Locality
- Tahiti
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Podophthalmus vigil observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 69 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-08.
2026-09-08
7473+GFM, Vedalai, Tamil Nadu 623518, India
(c) Sayed Ibrahim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Bhuvaneshwari 1598, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
78WQ+76J, Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu 600120, India
(c) Kannaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
4PGP+FMX, Allivalasa, Kotapalem, Andhra Pradesh 532407, India
(c) Dr. Karri Rama Rao, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-02
Îles Australes, Polynésie française
(c) Adrien Cantat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-30
INHAMBANE, MOZAMBIQUE
(c) Bruno Paquito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Podophthalmus vigil. BPBM 3251. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38168118. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/3251.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38168118 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026