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Carupa tenuipes in life
In life — Violet-eyed Swimming Crab, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 2009 Moorea Biocode, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 4143Invertebrate Zoology

Carupa tenuipes

Violet-eyed Swimming Crab

As recorded: Carupa laeviuscula Heller, 1862

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae

Locality
Howland Island
Island
Howland Island
Region
U.S. Outlying Islands
Record type
Preserved specimen
53 Bishop specimens of Carupa tenuipesSpecies page ›

Carupa tenuipes observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Carupa tenuipes observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

Magharibi, TZ-ZW, TZ

(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carupa tenuipes observed 2026-09-13

2026-09-13

HI, US

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

Carupa tenuipes observed 2026-02-10

2026-02-10

Kauai County, US-HI, US

(c) tcm371, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carupa tenuipes observed 2025-04-07

2025-04-07

Mele, Vanuatu

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carupa tenuipes observed 2025-01-24

2025-01-24

Îles Tuamotu-Gambier, PF

(c) Adrien Cantat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carupa tenuipes observed 2024-07-13

2024-07-13

Piti, Guam

(c) Natalie Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Carupa tenuipes. BPBM 4143. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35804753. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4143.

Record sources