Kauaʻi record · KCA-CR-000161
Pallid Ghost Crab
Ocypode pallidula
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About Pallid Ghost Crab
Pallid Ghost Crab (Ocypode pallidula), also called ʻŌhiki, is a small pale shore crab in the family Ocypodidae. It is associated with sandy beaches and burrows at the upper edge of the intertidal zone. Published Hawaiian ghost-crab literature and taxonomic sources distinguish it from the larger horn-eyed ghost crab.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Ocypode pallidula
- Common names
- Pallid Ghost Crab · Little Ghost Crab
- Hawaiian names
- ʻŌhiki
- Other names
- Ocypode laevis · ohiki · little white crab · small white crab · ghost crab · ghost crabs · beach crab · sand crab · terrestrial crab
- Family
- Ocypodidae
- Order
- Decapoda
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented from Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Indigenous
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Pallid Ghost Crab, ʻŌhiki, is a small pale ghost crab documented from Kauaʻi. It occupies sandy shorelines and digs burrows near the upper water line; the record does not imply a current abundance estimate.