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Macrobrachium grandimanus in life
In life — Hawaii river prawn, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Adrien Cantat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Adrien Cantat

Macrobrachium grandimanus

Hawaii river prawn

As recorded: Macrobrachium grandimanus (J.W.Randall, 1840)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palaemonidae

Collected by
E.Y. Hosaka
Locality
Haleiwa
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
19 Bishop specimens of Macrobrachium grandimanusSpecies page ›

Macrobrachium grandimanus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Macrobrachium grandimanus. BPBM 3651. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37497001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/3651.

Record sources