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Calotomus carolinus in life
In life — Star-eye Parrotfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BPBM 10999Ichthyology

Calotomus carolinus

Star-eye Parrotfish

As recorded: Calotomus carolinus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Scaridae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNairJim Haywood →Rhett M. McNair →Johnson Randall →
Date
May 7, 1971
Locality
Uahuka; W side; small bay 0.4 mile NE of Motu Takatai; N side of bay
Island
Uahuka
Depth
7 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
29 Bishop specimens of Calotomus carolinus · collected 1901–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 7, 1971, J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNair also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Calotomus carolinus. BPBM 10999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35709340. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/10999.

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