Actinopyga obesa
Plump Sea Cucumber
As recorded: Actinopyga obesa (Selenka, 1867)
Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Holothuriida › Holothuriidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- Hawai‘i County
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- D.M. Devaney
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Actinopyga obesa observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 127 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-10.
2026-09-10
Kona Coast Diving
(c) Steve Shunk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Lahaina, HI, USA
(c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
HI, US
(c) PiperB, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
HI, US
(c) PiperB, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) sreddan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Actinopyga obesa. BPBM 4434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979296268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/4434.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979296268 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026