BPBM 12428Ichthyology

Thysanophrys chiltonae

Longsnout Flathead

As recorded: Thysanophrys chiltonae Schultz, 1966

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Platycephalidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNairJim Haywood →Rhett M. McNair →Johnson Randall →
Date: May 7, 1971
Locality: Uahuka; W side; small bay 0.4 mile NE of Motu Takatai; N side of bay
Island: Uahuka
Depth: 7 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

33 Bishop specimens of Thysanophrys chiltonae · collected 1900–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 7, 1971, J.E. Randall, J.R. Haywood, and R.M. McNair also collected 24+ other specimens.

Thysanophrys chiltonae observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-26.

2025-09-26

Guam, 66010

(c) Curtis Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-03

Kusu Island Resort, Indonesia

(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-01

Gun Beach, Tamuning, Guam

(c) Marisa Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-15

Papua New Guinea

(c) terence zahner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-24

Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-22

Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Thysanophrys chiltonae. BPBM 12428. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39151362. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12428.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 39151362 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026