Ocypode ceratophthalmus
Horned Ghost Crab Complex
As recorded: Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Ocypodidae
- Locality
- Howland Island
- Island
- Howland Island
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ocypode ceratophthalmus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.
2026-10-31
Changi Golf Club, Singapore
(c) Sam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-31
許厝港濕地, Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
(c) lava_chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-30
Police Pass Off, Singapore
(c) Sam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
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Cite this specimen
Ocypode ceratophthalmus. BPBM 4144. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37724949. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4144.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37724949 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026