Crassostrea gigas
Japanese Oyster
6
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1928
First collected
1999
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1928 by D.B. Langford; D. Thaanum (Japan; Tateyama Bay; Oga). The Museum last collected it in 1999; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 5, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
7 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-09-05
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI, US
(c) megansmith9, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-29
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-29
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
(c) Anuschka Faucci, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-25
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Tom and T Herman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-04-03
Ka'ena Point State Park, Waialua, HI, US
(c) mahimahirider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-04-11
Hawaiʻi, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) suedallman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-04-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) John, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)