
Mictyris longicarpus
Light-blue Soldier Crab
As recorded: Mictyris longicarpus Latreille, 1806
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Mictyridae
- Locality
- Port Jackson
- Island
- Port Jackson
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Mictyris longicarpus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,480 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
New South Wales, AU
(c) Grace Gillard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Western Beach Track, Moreton Island, AU
(c) havviko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Mondayong, AU
(c) Dale Lloyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Magnetic Island, AU-QL, AU
no rights reserved

2026-10-11
Harrington, NSW, AU
(c) ecoem22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Harrington, NSW, AU
(c) ecoem22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Mictyris longicarpus. BPBM 457. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37592385. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/457.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37592385 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
