Simocarcinus simplex

simple collector crab

marine

(Dana, 1851)Accepted name in the World Register of Marine Species.WoRMS 210137 ↗

Photo: (c) Wendy Feltham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Wendy Feltham (iNaturalist)

Bishop specimens

Type specimens

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First collected

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Last collected

2026

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

In the Library

Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Simocarcinus simplex, most mentions first.

2002
Nonindigenous marine species in Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
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2002
Nonindigenous marine species at Waikiki and Hawaii Kai, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
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1999
Nonindigenous marine species introductions in the harbors of the south and west shores of Oahu, Hawaii
Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
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2000
Nonindigenous freshwater and estuarine species introductions and their potential to affect sportfishing in the lower stream and estuarine resions of the south and west shores of Oahu, Hawaii
Englund, R.A., K. Arakaki, D.J. Preston, S.L. Coles & L.G. Eldredge · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
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15 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.

8 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-01-01

North Pacific Ocean, HI, US

2025-12-28

Kawela Bay, HI 96731, USA

2025-11-30

Honolulu, HI 96825, USA

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2024-12-10

Diamond Head Beach Park, Honolulu, HI, US

2024-05-04

Sand Island State Recreation Area, Honolulu, HI, US

2023-01-18

Olowalu Beach, Hawaii 96761, USA

2021-10-24

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

2017-01-29

Kauai County, HI, USA