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Ostracion cubicus
As recorded: Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Ostraciidae
- Collected by
- D.B. Cannoy
- Date
- February 25, 1971
- Locality
- Raivavae Island; NW of Motu Mano; outer lagoon reef
- Island
- Raivavae Island
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 25, 1971, D.B. Cannoy also collected 7 other specimens.
Ostracion cubicus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,978 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
5RWR+9X6, Al Hadaba, Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate 1963213, Ägypten
(c) rock0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Lombok Barat, ID-NB, ID
(c) cr1970, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Marsá Mubārak, Égypte
(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ostracion cubicus. BPBM 12791. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37856722. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12791.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37856722 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026