
Episesarma versicolor
Violet Vinegar Crab
As recorded: Episesarma versicolor (Tweedie, 1940)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Sesarmidae
- Collected by
- N.Sivasothi
- Locality
- Lim Chu Knag
- Island
- Singapore
- Identified by
- P.Ng
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Episesarma versicolor observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 829 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Lim Chu Kang, Singapore
(c) Soh Kam Yung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Rui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Singapore Downtown East, Singapore
(c) Prayitno Goenarto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Lim Chu Kang, Singapore
(c) Sam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Baishi Road The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital Opposite Wetland Park of Overseas Chinese Town Inner, Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN
(c) fzwkq, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Episesarma versicolor. BPBM 12095. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36750684. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/12095.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36750684 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
