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Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Glasseye
As recorded: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Priacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and D.B. CannoyDean B. Cannoy →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 8, 1971
- Locality
- Rapa Island; E side of Akatamiro Bay
- Island
- Rapa Island
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 8, 1971, J.E. Randall and D.B. Cannoy also collected 14 other specimens.
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 584 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
North Side, KY
(c) Dwight Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
US
(c) icaremiller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Sint Maarten
(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Sint Maarten
(c) Clement BONNARDEL, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06
Saint-François 97118, Guadeloupe
(c) Eloïse Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19
North Atlantic Ocean, Bonaire, BQ
(c) Joseph Dougherty, MD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus. BPBM 12940. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 239227595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/12940.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 239227595 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
