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Aphareus furca
English: Smalltooth Snapper (1); Hawaiian: wahanui (1); Welsh: Forktail Snapper; Smalltooth Jobfish (1)
As recorded: Aphareus furca (Lacepède, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Lutjanidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- April 18, 1971
- Locality
- Fatuhiva; NE side of Matahumu Point
- Island
- Fatuhiva
- Depth
- 12 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 18, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 15 other specimens.
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Pseudanthias regalis
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Sargocentron caudimaculatum
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Aphareus furca observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 348 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-18
Alor Divers housereef, Pantar, Alor Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Alor Divers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
American Samoa, AS
(c) moranoch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Desa, Lamanggau, Tomia, Kabupaten Wakatobi, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia
(c) Ella Pennington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Palau
(c) Jan Paulini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Indonesia
(c) Ben Costamagna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Aphareus furca. BPBM 11116. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35136403. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11116.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35136403 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026