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BPBM 3920Invertebrate ZoologyType

Caphyra loevis

Xenia Swimming Crab

As recorded: Caphyra suvaensis Edmondson, 1935

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae

Collected by
C.H. Edmondson
Locality
Fiji Islands
Island
Fiji Islands
Region
Fiji
Type status
Type
Record type
Preserved specimen

Caphyra loevis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 29 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-04.

Caphyra loevis observed 2025-10-04

2025-10-04

Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID

(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caphyra loevis observed 2025-07-26

2025-07-26

Bitung, ID-SW, ID

(c) egrabovac, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caphyra loevis observed 2025-02-18

2025-02-18

Bitung, ID-SW, ID

(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caphyra loevis observed 2025-02-15

2025-02-15

Bitung, ID-SW, ID

(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Caphyra loevis observed 2024-08-01

2024-08-01

Tanjung Kopi, Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

(c) Gaell Mainguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Caphyra loevis observed 2024-03-29

2024-03-29

אילת, ישראל

(c) Rafi Amar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Caphyra loevis. BPBM 3920. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35755576. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/3920.

Record sources