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Lybia tessellata
Boxer Crab
As recorded: Lybia tessellata (Latreille, 1812)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Xanthidae
- Locality
- Jarvis Island
- Island
- Jarvis Island
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lybia tessellata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 247 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.

2026-09-17
Karangasem, Bali, ID
(c) fraupiggy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01
Maluku, ID
(c) 王子天, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-16
PJ28+R2 Batu Niti Dive Spot, Tulamben, Karangasem Regency, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) Amber Lancaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-07-16
PJ28+R2 Batu Niti Dive Spot, Tulamben, Karangasem Regency, Bali 80852, Indonesia
(c) Amber Lancaster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-07-02
TW
(c) Chak Lam ZHENG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-16
Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) DrCohen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lybia tessellata. BPBM 4133. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37476779. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/4133.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37476779 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched to the GBIF backbone only approximately
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