Plagusia squamosa
Scaly Rock Crab
As recorded: Plagusia depressa tuberculata Lamarck, 1818
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Plagusiidae
- Collected by
- E.B. Guinther
- Locality
- opposite Vai Tepu; ocean reef
- Island
- Fanning Island
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Identified by
- E.B. Guinther
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Plagusia squamosa observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 308 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-30.
2026-09-30
(c) Dhugal Lindsay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong
(c) fjwlhk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
中国 浙江省舟山市嵊泗县 枸杞乡嵊泗枸杞岛思语小庄民宿嵊泗海岛公园
(c) 森中之龙, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-09-13
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-13
台灣新北市貢寮區
(c) mschuang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
台灣新北市貢寮區
(c) mschuang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Plagusia squamosa. BPBM 7944. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38110429. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/7944.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38110429 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026