BPBM 1292Ichthyology

Selar boops

Oxeye Scad

As recorded: Selar boops (Cuvier, 1833)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Carangidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: June 1, 1903
Locality: Shortland Island
Island: Shortland Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Selar boops · collected 1903–1995Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 1, 1903, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Selar boops observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1903. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 118 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-24.

2026-09-24

Klungkung, ID-BA, ID

(c) Dr Cleeve Robertson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30

Muang Phuket, TH-PU, TH

(c) cindy_w, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09

Karang Asem, ID-BA, ID

(c) mattdowse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30

TH

(c) townie22, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-22

Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia

(c) pclark2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-11

GWPH+JJX, Khlong Khut, Tha Mai District, Chanthaburi, Thailand

(c) Niran Anurakpongsathorn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Selar boops. BPBM 1292. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38644615. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1292.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38644615 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026