
Trypaea australiensis
Australian Ghost Shrimp
As recorded: Callianassa australiensis (Dana, 1852)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Callianassidae
- Locality
- Batemans Bay
- Island
- New South Wales
- Region
- Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Trypaea australiensis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 52 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-19.

2026-09-19
Burpengary East QLD 4505, Australia
(c) Australasian Aquatic Survey and Assessment, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-09-01
Australia
(c) Oscar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-28
Brisbane QLD, Australia
(c) Oscar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Brisbane QLD, Australia
(c) Oscar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-14
Esplanade, Jacobs Well, QLD, AU
(c) Indra Bone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-14
Kingsholme QLD 4208, Australia
(c) Kate Gillespie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Trypaea australiensis. BPBM 593. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35688585. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/593.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35688585 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
