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BPBM BPBM 37140Holotype

Dendrochirus tuamotuensis

As recorded: Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by
J. Poupin
Date
June 4, 1990
Locality
Makemo Atoll
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-16.5700, -143.4517
Elevation
120 m
Type status
Holotype
Record type
Material citation

Where it was collected

Cited in the literature

A paper cites this specimen as material examined, as recorded by GBIF from the published treatments.

  1. 2013

    A New Lionfish of the Genus Dendrochirus (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the Tuamotu Archipelago, South Pacific Ocean

    Matsunuma M, Motomura H, felipe (2013). A New Lionfish of the Genus Dendrochirus (Scorpaenidae: Pteroinae) from the Tuamotu Archipelago, South Pacific Ocean. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.12782/sd.18.1.001 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-10-26.

    holotypecited as Dendrochirus tuamotuensis Matsunuma & Motomura, 2013

    PaperTreatment

Collected the same day

On June 4, 1990, J. Poupin also collected 6 other specimens.

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Dendrochirus

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Odontanthias tapui

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Ostorhinchus fukuii

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Zapogon evermanni

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Cite this specimen

Dendrochirus tuamotuensis. BPBM BPBM 37140. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3357471301. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bpbm/37140.

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