Sebastapistes mauritiana
Spineblotch Scorpionfish
As recorded: Sebastapistes mauritiana (Cuvier, 1829)
Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae
- Collected by
- R.H. Snider
- Date
- December 13, 1964
- Locality
- Tongatapu Island; near Houma Village; blowhole area
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 13, 1964, R.H. Snider also collected 14 other specimens.
Acanthurus triostegus
Ichthyology
Alticus
Ichthyology
Antennatus tuberosus
Ichthyology
Bathygobius cocosensis
Ichthyology
Chrysiptera glauca
Ichthyology
Epinephelus tauvina
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax chilospilus
Ichthyology
Gymnothorax rueppelliae
Ichthyology
Praealticus caesius
Ichthyology
Priolepis cincta
Ichthyology
Priolepis semidoliata
Ichthyology
Rhabdoblennius nigropunctatus
Ichthyology
Thalassoma purpureum
Ichthyology
Thalassoma trilobatum
Ichthyology
Sebastapistes mauritiana observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-13.
2025-08-13
Saint-Gilles-Les-Bains, Réunion
(c) Jenni Ly, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-23
L'Étang-Salé, RE-PL, RE
(c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-04
L'Étang-Salé, RE-PL, RE
(c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-20
Windward Islands, French Polynesia
(c) Richard Hasegawa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-12-06
Saint-Pierre, RE-PR, RE
(c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2009-12-12
L'Étang-Salé, RE-PL, RE
(c) setsof, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sebastapistes mauritiana. BPBM 10768. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38633321. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10768.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38633321 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026