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Fistularia petimba
As recorded: Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803
Animalia › Chordata › Syngnathiformes › Fistulariidae
- Collected by
- D.B. Cannoy and A. SinotoDean B. Cannoy →Akihiko Sinoto →
- Date
- February 2, 1971
- Locality
- Rapa Island; entrance to Haurei Bay; exposed reef
- Island
- Rapa Island
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 2, 1971, D.B. Cannoy and A. Sinoto also collected 11 other specimens.
Fistularia petimba observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-13.

2026-07-13
Gulf of America
(c) mintberrycrunch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26
Angola
(c) Candice De Jongh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-28
Australia
(c) peterdalmazzo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-09
河西, 三亚市, 海南省, CN
(c) misakinokukuru, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-19
Nishiuraenashi, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0244, Japan
(c) Vladimir Dinets, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2024-12-19
VR4M+38Q, Bunder, Mangaluru, Karnataka 575001, India
(c) Avanthika Kamath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fistularia petimba. BPBM 12882. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36863800. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12882.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36863800 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
