
Caprella equilibra
As recorded: Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Amphipoda › Caprellidae
- Locality
- Ocean City
- Island
- Maryland
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- J. McCain
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Caprella equilibra observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-02.

2026-05-02
Menai Bridge, UK
(c) unorthodox_sketch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-01
Menai Strait, Menai Bridge, Wales, GB
(c) Nathan Jackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-15
(c) amaliajgh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-24
Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
(c) geosesarma, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-06-01
Packery Channel Jetty
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2019-04-22
1780000, Coquimbo, Coquimbo, CL
(c) Ninosca Angel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Caprella equilibra. BPBM 8096. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35755993. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/8096.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35755993 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
