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Etisus dentatus in life
In life — Spiny Spooner, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM 1644Invertebrate Zoology

Etisus dentatus

Spiny Spooner

As recorded: Etisus dentatus (Herbst, 1785)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Xanthidae

Collected by
Hornbostel
Locality
Guam
Island
Guam
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
6 Bishop specimens of Etisus dentatusSpecies page ›

Etisus dentatus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 89 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

Etisus dentatus observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

Acc. plage ta'ahiamanu, French Polynesia, PF

(c) Adam Trinklein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Etisus dentatus observed 2026-09-19

2026-09-19

Îles du Vent, Polynésie française

(c) Abel Dupré, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Etisus dentatus observed 2026-09-14

2026-09-14

Bora-Bora, French Polynesia

(c) pkondrashov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Etisus dentatus observed 2026-08-29

2026-08-29

Inalåhan, Guam

(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Etisus dentatus observed 2026-08-16

2026-08-16

Okinawa, JP

(c) ejin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Etisus dentatus observed 2026-07-28

2026-07-28

Tetiaroa, French Polynesia

(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Etisus dentatus. BPBM 1644. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36771883. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/1644.

Record sources