Enoplometopus occidentalis
Red Reef Lobster
As recorded: Enoplometopus occidentalis (J.W.Randall, 1840)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Decapoda › Enoplometopidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Locality
- Popote Bay
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Depth
- 130 m
- Identified by
- D. Barclay
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Enoplometopus occidentalis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 59 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
South Pacific Ocean, Polynésie française, PF
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-23
AU
(c) nathan_fripp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-18
Pulau Pom Pom, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) Ingmar Rondeel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-04
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-02-22
Tinian, CNMI
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-04
Pulau Pom Pom, Sabah, Malaysia
(c) meredithp-t, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Enoplometopus occidentalis. BPBM 8581. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36728438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/8581.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36728438 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026