Sufflamen bursa

English: Lei Triggerfish; Whiteline Triggerfish (1); Hawaiian: humuhumu lei (1)

As recorded: Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. BannerA.H. Banner O.R.D.M. Banner →Ralph Bowers →Johnson Randall →
Date: July 26, 1968
Locality: Johnston Atoll; outside reef about 200 yards NE of small boat channel
Island: Johnston Atoll
Depth: 8 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Sufflamen bursa · collected 1925–1987Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 26, 1968, J.E. Randall, R.L. Bowers, and A.C. Banner also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Sufflamen bursa. BPBM 10968. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38893919. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10968.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38893919 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026