Caphyra rotundifrons
Turtle Weed Crab
As recorded: Caphyra rotundifrons (A.Milne-Edwards, 1869)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae
- Collected by
- Wray Harris
- Locality
- Samoa Islands
- Island
- Samoa Islands
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Caphyra rotundifrons observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-01.
2026-03-01
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
(c) kaz_dives, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-02
West Coast Road Taveuni, Fiji
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-01
West Coast Road Taveuni, Fiji
(c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-21
Heron Island, Queensland
(c) Ariel Yau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-23
Heron Island Resort Heron Island, QLD 4680, Australia
(c) connell_sarah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-10
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Daniel Eisenhauer, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Caphyra rotundifrons. BPBM 4824. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35750798. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4824.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35750798 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026