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Stegastes aureus
As recorded: Stegastes aureus (Fowler, 1927)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 6, 1971
- Locality
- Uahuka; W side; 0.4 mile NE of Motu Takatai
- Island
- Uahuka
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 6, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 8 other specimens.
Stegastes aureus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-11-17.
2024-11-17
South Pacific Ocean, Palmyra Atoll, UM
(c) pmino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-13
South Pacific Ocean
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-20
Cook Islands
(c) Kirby Morejohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-02-20
Palmyra, UM
(c) eashby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-07-11
Palmyra, Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, UM
(c) Ryan Rash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2020-08-19
Tahiti, French Polynesia
(c) meluine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Stegastes aureus. BPBM 12486. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38767016. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12486.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38767016 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026