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1,100,502 specimens across 6 departments, collected since 1754 — 100,256 names, 42,336 type specimens.
CotypeLamprocystis venosa
BPBM 106223
Garrett; Cooke, C.M. Jr. (Webb, W.F.), 1931
French Polynesia
CotypeThaumatodon intermixta
BPBM 106238
Cooke, C.M. Jr. (Webb, W.F.), 1931
Raiatea, French Polynesia
CotypePartula lifuana
BPBM 106249
Cooke, C.M. Jr. (Webb, W.F.), 1931
Lifou, New Caledonia
IsotypeVeronica blakelyi
BISH 581156
Blakely, W.F.; Buckingham, 1938
Australia
CotypeOrpiella cookensis
BPBM 106227
Cooke, C.M. Jr. (Webb, W.F.), 1931
Cook Islands
Parupeneus margaritatusParatype
BPBM 21220 · W.F. Smith-Vaniz, aboard M/V "Lemuru", 1977
Qatar, Bahrain
Parupeneus margaritatusParatype
BPBM 29410 · W.F. Smith-Vaniz, aboard M/V "Lemuru", 1977
Bahrain, Qatar
Epinephelus polylepisHolotype
BPBM 30580 · W.F. Smith-Vaniz, aboard M/V "Lemuru", station 5, 1977
Bahrain, Bahrain
Pterocaesio lativittataParatype
BPBM 30818 · W.F. Smith-Vaniz and P.L. Colin, 1974
Cocos-Keeling Islands, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Helcogramma aquilaParatype
BPBM 32855 · G.D. Johnson and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1987
Batan Island, Philippines
Helcogramma inclinataParatype
BPBM 32856 · G.D. Johnson and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1987
Batan Island, Philippines
Ostorhinchus gularisParatype
BPBM 36421 · W.F. Smith-Vaniz, aboard R/V "Lummetji", 1977
Bahrain, Bahrain
Centropyge joculatorParatype
BPBM 17576 · W.F. Smith-Vaniz and P.L. Colin, 1974
Cocos-Keeling Islands
Centropyge coliniParatype
BPBM 17577 · W.F. Smith-Vaniz and P.L. Colin, 1974
Cocos-Keeling Islands
Cheilodipterus persicusParatype
BPBM 21256 · J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1977
Bahrain
Istiblennius spilotusParatype
BPBM 21353 · J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1977
Muscat
Chromis xanthopterygiaParatype
BPBM 21356 · J.E. Randall and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1977
Muscat
Siphamia arabicaParatype
BPBM 21439 · W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1977
Muscat
Colletteichthys occidentalisParatype
BPBM 21485 · J.E. Randall, W.F. Smith-Vaniz, G.R. Allen, and P. Hunnam, 1977
Qatar
Valenciennea persicaParatype
BPBM 21493 · J.E. Randall, W.F. Smith-Vaniz, G.R. Allen, and P. Hunnam, 1977
Qatar
Cheilodipterus persicusHolotype
BPBM 34755 · J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, and W.F. Smith-Vaniz, 1977
Bahrain
Scorpaenopsis brevifronsParatype
BPBM 7816 · J.E. Randall, G.R. Allen, W.F. Smith-Vaniz, S.N. Swerdloff, and C. Allen, 1969
Oʻahu
Chromis hanuiParatype
BPBM 7931 · J.E. Randall, S.N. Swerdloff, W.F. Smith-Vaniz, and G.R. Allen, 1969
Oʻahu