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Calappa gallus in life
In life — Rough Box Crab, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ondřej Radosta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ondřej Radosta
BPBM 6899Invertebrate Zoology

Calappa gallus

Rough Box Crab

As recorded: Calappa gallus (Herbst, 1803)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Calappidae

Collected by
Lucius Eldridge
Locality
Midway Atoll
Island
Midway Atoll
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
27 Bishop specimens of Calappa gallusSpecies page ›

Calappa gallus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-06.

Calappa gallus observed 2026-07-06

2026-07-06

North Pacific Ocean, New Territories, HK

(c) Josy Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa gallus observed 2026-06-29

2026-06-29

Wailea-Makena, HI, US

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

Calappa gallus observed 2026-05-21

2026-05-21

Hong Kong

(c) Gomen See, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Calappa gallus observed 2026-05-04

2026-05-04

(c) KrabX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Calappa gallus observed 2026-04-11

2026-04-11

台灣新北市貢寮區福連里

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

Calappa gallus observed 2026-04-10

2026-04-10

台灣新北市貢寮區

(c) 劉佳勳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Calappa gallus. BPBM 6899. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35672876. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/6899.

Record sources