Myripristis tiki
Tiki Soldierfish
As recorded: Myripristis tiki Greenfield, 1974
Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae
- Collected by
- D.B. Cannoy and A. SinotoDean B. Cannoy →Akihiko Sinoto →
- Date
- February 2, 1971
- Locality
- Rapa Island; entrance to Haurei Bay; exposed reef
- Island
- Rapa Island
- Depth
- 2 m
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1971, D.B. Cannoy and A. Sinoto also collected 11 other specimens.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Ichthyology
Anguilla obscura
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Chaetodon flavirostris
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Chromis vanderbilti
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Exallias brevis
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Fistularia petimba
Ichthyology
Lotella
Ichthyology
Pempheris rapa
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Pempheris rapa
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Saurida gracilis
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Stegastes fasciolatus
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Myripristis tiki observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-09-26.
2023-09-26
ísla de Pascua, CL-VS, CL
(c) MatiasG, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2023-09-26
ísla de Pascua, CL-VS, CL
(c) MatiasG, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2023-09-26
ísla de Pascua, CL-VS, CL
(c) MatiasG, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2023-09-26
ísla de Pascua, CL-VS, CL
(c) MatiasG, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
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Cite this specimen
Myripristis tiki. BPBM 11506. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37632203. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11506.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37632203 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026