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Centropyge hotumatua in life
In life — Blackear Angelfish, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Joe Rowlett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joe Rowlett
BPBM 12793IchthyologyParatype

Centropyge hotumatua

Blackear Angelfish

As recorded: Centropyge hotumatua Randall & Caldwell, 1973

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacanthidae

Collected by
D.B. Cannoy
Date
February 25, 1971
Locality
Raivavae Island; S of Motu Haa; outside barrier reef
Region
French Polynesia
Coordinates
-23.9066, -147.6610 ± 301 m
Depth
36 m
Type status
Paratype
Record type
Preserved specimen
18 Bishop specimens of Centropyge hotumatua · collected 1969–1986Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On February 25, 1971, D.B. Cannoy also collected 7 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Centropyge hotumatua. BPBM 12793. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35862463. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12793.

Record sources