Acanthoclinus littoreus
New Zealand Rockfish
As recorded: Acanthoclinus littoreus (Forster, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Plesiopidae
- Collected by
- R.C. Leech
- Date
- January 22, 1960
- Locality
- New Zealand; South Westland; Jackson's Bay; tidepools
- Island
- New Zealand
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Acanthoclinus littoreus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
French Bay, Banks Peninsula Ward, Canterbury, NZ
(c) emlovesbugs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Gisborne Region, New Zealand
(c) M Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-01-16
Canterbury, New Zealand
(c) Genevieve Early, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-04-09
Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-06-26
Long Bay-Okura Marine Reserve, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Zachary Robertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-07-24
Doubtless Bay, NZ
(c) Andy Bell, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acanthoclinus littoreus. BPBM 10717. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34590615. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10717.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34590615 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026