
Stegopontonia commensalis
Whitestripe urchin shrimp
As recorded: Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Palaemonidae
- Collected by
- Honolulu Aquarium
- Locality
- Ala Moana
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Stegopontonia commensalis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 114 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.

2026-05-29
TW
(c) R Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-06
TW
(c) R Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-25
TW
(c) R Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-08
Fun & Sun, Malapascua Island, Philippines
(c) Albert Kang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-20
Kusini, TZ-ZS, TZ
(c) Dennis Rabeling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stegopontonia commensalis. BPBM 6504. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38766277. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/6504.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38766277 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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