Sargocentron caudimaculatum

As recorded: Sargocentron caudimaculatum (Rüppell, 1838)

Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae

Collected by: J.J. Magnuson, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54
Date: October 16, 1961
Locality: Tahuata Island; Hana Hevane Bay
Island: Tahuata Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

31 Bishop specimens of Sargocentron caudimaculatum · collected 1901–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 16, 1961, J.J. Magnuson, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sargocentron caudimaculatum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,154 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Snake Island

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

2026-10-23

GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste

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

2026-10-19

Dili Rock Dive Site, Timor-Leste

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

2026-10-18

Lipah Beach

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

2026-10-17

Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto

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

2026-10-17

Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID

(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sargocentron caudimaculatum. BPBM 10381. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38561382. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10381.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38561382 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026