
Xanthias punctatus
As recorded: Xanthias punctatus (H.Milne Edwards, 1834)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Xanthidae
- Locality
- Swains Island
- Island
- Swains Island
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Xanthias punctatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-05-12.

2025-05-12
Guam, 66010
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-02-09
Fleming wall, Tinian
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-18
Îles Marquises, Polynésie française
(c) Adrien Cantat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-24
Îles du Vent, PF
(c) Adrien Cantat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-11-11
(c) KrabX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2020-09-28
Nadroga/Navosa, FJ-W, FJ
(c) Crabs' Promenade カニの散歩道, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Xanthias punctatus. BPBM 4219. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39702472. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4219.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39702472 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
