BPBM 10343Ichthyology

Paracirrhites forsteri

Freckled Hawkfish

As recorded: Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae

Collected by: R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54
Date: October 11, 1961
Locality: Nukuhiva; Taiohae Bay; coral reef
Island: Nukuhiva
Depth: 2 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

57 Bishop specimens of Paracirrhites forsteri · collected 1901–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 11, 1961, R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 24+ other specimens.

Paracirrhites forsteri observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,175 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Red Sea, EG

(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE

(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Shuchah B22

(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste

(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

fish bowl, Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Paracirrhites forsteri. BPBM 10343. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37903227. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10343.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37903227 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026