Myripristis randalli

As recorded: Myripristis randalli Greenfield, 1974

Animalia › Chordata › Beryciformes › Holocentridae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, J.R. Haywood, R.R. Costello, J.D. Bryant, and S.R. ChristianJames Bryant →Dean B. Cannoy →Steve R. Christian →Rich Costello →Jim Haywood →Johnson Randall →
Date: January 6, 1971
Locality: Pitcairn Island; N side; off Gannet Ridge; reef called "The Bear"
Island: Pitcairn Island
Depth: 42 m
Type status: Paratype
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Myripristis randalli · collected 1971–1983Species page ›

Collected the same day

On January 6, 1971, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, J.R. Haywood, R.R. Costello, J.D. Bryant, and S.R. Christian also collected 24+ other specimens.

Myripristis randalli observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2019-10-01.

2019-10-01

Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, India

(c) Mayur Fulmali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Myripristis randalli. BPBM 12116. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37632346. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12116.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37632346 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026