Ocypode ceratophthalmus
Horned Ghost Crab Complex
As recorded: Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Ocypodidae
- Collected by
- G.P. Wilder
- Locality
- Laysan
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ocypode ceratophthalmus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,251 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-30.
2026-10-30
Buckley's Hole Conservation Park, Bongaree, QLD, AU
(c) lichenostomus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Australia
(c) pmarty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-28
The Esplanade, Paradise Point, QLD, AU
(c) Stephen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Okinawa, JP
(c) Mei Li P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
七星湾, 深圳市, 广东省, CN
(c) tianyang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Bramston Beach QLD, Australia
(c) Peter Latta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ocypode ceratophthalmus. BPBM 3579. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37724932. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/3579.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37724932 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026