BPBM 12000Ichthyology

Centropyge heraldi

Herald's Angelfish

As recorded: Centropyge heraldi Woods & Schultz, 1953

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, R.M. McNair, and F. NanaeDean B. Cannoy →Rhett M. McNair →Francis Nanae →Johnson Randall →
Date: March 31, 1971
Locality: Tahiti; Papara; off Popote Bay; edge of pass
Island: Tahiti
Depth: 41 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Centropyge heraldi · collected 1967–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 31, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, R.M. McNair, and F. Nanae also collected 24+ other specimens.

Centropyge heraldi observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-09.

2026-07-09

TW

(c) R Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01

passe de Uitoé

(c) Claire Goiran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-20

TW

(c) R Lai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-18

Rota, CNMI

(c) hallechoeres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-17

Onna, Distrito de Kunigami, Okinawa, Japão

(c) João D'Andretta, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-15

Rota, MP

(c) nmi_fishguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Centropyge heraldi. BPBM 12000. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35867113. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12000.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35867113 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026