Etisus dentatus
Spiny Spooner
As recorded: Etisus dentatus (Herbst, 1785)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Xanthidae
- Collected by
- P. Helfrich
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Identified by
- E.P. Ryan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Etisus dentatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 89 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Acc. plage ta'ahiamanu, French Polynesia, PF
(c) Adam Trinklein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Îles du Vent, Polynésie française
(c) Abel Dupré, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Bora-Bora, French Polynesia
(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Inalåhan, Guam
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-16
Okinawa, JP
(c) ejin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Etisus dentatus. BPBM 10397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36770655. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/10397.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36770655 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026