Paracirrhites forsteri
Freckled Hawkfish
As recorded: Paracirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae
- Collected by
- H.A. Fehlmann
- Date
- November 26, 1964
- Locality
- Mayotte; N end of Bandeli Reef
- Island
- Mayotte
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Paracirrhites forsteri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,167 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
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)
2026-10-21
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Paracirrhites forsteri. BPBM 10889. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37901166. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10889.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37901166 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026