
Percnon planissimum
Flat Rock Crab
As recorded: Percnon planissimum (Herbst, 1804)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Percnidae
- Collected by
- C.H. Edmondson
- Locality
- Maili Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4428, -157.9609
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Percnon planissimum observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-03.

2026-06-03
Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-07
Barbers Point Housing, HI, USA
(c) Sabrina Woodlief, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-21
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
(c) Mike Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Jacob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-20
Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2025-06-20
Ala Moana, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Percnon planissimum. BPBM 5802. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37972307. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/5802.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37972307 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
