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Parascorpaena mcadamsi in life
In life — Ocellate Scorpionfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Francois Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Francois Libert
BPBM 11354Ichthyology

Parascorpaena mcadamsi

Ocellate Scorpionfish

As recorded: Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, R.D. Randall, M.J. Gawel, O. McCausland, D. Owens, and L. CraigheadL. Craighead →Mike Gawel →O. McCausland →D. Owens →Johnson Randall →Richard H. Randall →
Date
August 7, 1971
Locality
Viti Levu Island; Rat-Tail Passage (first pass W of entrance to Suva Harbor), W side
Island
Viti Levu
Region
Fiji
Coordinates
-18.1411, 178.3810 ± 593 m
Depth
4 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
17 Bishop specimens of Parascorpaena mcadamsi · collected 1968–1988Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On August 7, 1971, J.E. Randall, R.D. Randall, M.J. Gawel, O. McCausland, D. Owens, and L. Craighead also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Parascorpaena mcadamsi. BPBM 11354. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37906902. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11354.

Record sources