
Clibanarius cruentatus
Gold-spotted Hermit Crab
As recorded: Clibanarius cruentatus (H.Milne-Edwards, 1848)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Diogenidae
- Collected by
- Wray Harris
- Locality
- Tau Island (Samoa)
- Island
- Tau Island (Samoa)
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Clibanarius cruentatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-06.

2026-09-06
China
(c) KrabX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-07-02
Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines
(c) Chee Koi Jun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-26
261台灣宜蘭縣頭城鎮大里沙灣[社巴]
(c) 王寅驊, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-26
台灣宜蘭縣頭城鎮
(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-04
Ko Phangan, TH-ST, TH
(c) sylviem76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-16
Hainan, CN-HA, CN
(c) KrabX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Clibanarius cruentatus. BPBM 4755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36060240. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4755.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36060240 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
