
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus
Five-toothed Swimming Crab
As recorded: Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Portunidae
- Locality
- off Sand Id
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Depth
- 23 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-25.

2025-04-25
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-25
Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-29
Mamala Bay, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-23
Bali, Indonesia. Dive site: Sidem
(c) diverosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2023-04-06
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
(c) David Rolla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-08
Point Panic
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus. BPBM 6649. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37473806. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/6649.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37473806 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
