Canthigaster janthinoptera

As recorded: Canthigaster janthinoptera (Bleeker, 1855)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae

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

37 Bishop specimens of Canthigaster janthinoptera · collected 1953–2007Species 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

Canthigaster janthinoptera. BPBM 11361. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35753529. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11361.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35753529 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026