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BPBM 10448Ichthyology

Caranx melampygus

English: Bluefin Trevally (1), Bluefin Trevally; Blue Ulua (1); Hawaiian: omilu (1)

As recorded: Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Carangidae

Date
September 6, 1956
Locality
Nukuhiva; Taiohae Bay
Island
Nukuhiva
Record type
Preserved specimen
32 Bishop specimens of Caranx melampygus · collected 1902–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 6, 1956, D.W. Strasburg, aboard R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 30 also collected 1 other specimen.

Cite this specimen

Caranx melampygus. BPBM 10448. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35767575. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10448.

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