Metasesarma obesum
Mottled Crab
As recorded: Metasesarma rousseauxi H.Milne Edwards, 1853
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Sesarmidae
- Collected by
- H.L. Carson
- Locality
- Rairik Islet
- Island
- Majuro Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Identified by
- D.M. Devaney
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Metasesarma obesum observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 267 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Sesemi Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
墾丁國家公園, 車城鄉, 屏東縣, TW
(c) missywu421, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Nggatokae, Solomon Islands
(c) Lillian Kotsy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, TW
(c) 邱宜芳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
日本、〒905-0227 沖縄県国頭郡本部町瀬底１２６１
(c) Kanchi Nanjo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Arno Atoll, RMI
(c) Chris Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Metasesarma obesum. BPBM 7071. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37565860. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/7071.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37565860 ↗
- 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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