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Daira perlata in life
In life — Beaded Crab, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ondřej Radosta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ondřej Radosta
BPBM 4999Invertebrate Zoology

Daira perlata

Beaded Crab

As recorded: Daira perlata (Herbst, 1790)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Dairidae

Locality
Howland Island
Island
Howland Island
Region
U.S. Outlying Islands
Record type
Preserved specimen
39 Bishop specimens of Daira perlataSpecies page ›

Daira perlata observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 85 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Daira perlata observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Moso, Vanuatu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Daira perlata observed 2026-09-08

2026-09-08

Saipan, CNMI

(c) hallechoeres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Daira perlata observed 2026-09-03

2026-09-03

Lifou, New Caledonia

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Daira perlata observed 2026-09-02

2026-09-02

Lifou, New Caledonia

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Daira perlata observed 2026-08-30

2026-08-30

Lifou, New Caledonia

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Daira perlata observed 2026-06-21

2026-06-21

Dongsha Atoll National Park, TW-TA-PT, TW-TA, TW

(c) mschuang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Daira perlata. BPBM 4999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36327728. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4999.

Record sources