BPBM 1320Ichthyology

Kyphosus cinerascens

Highfin Chub

As recorded: Kyphosus cinerascens (Forsskål, 1775)

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Kyphosidae

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

19 Bishop specimens of Kyphosus cinerascens · collected 1903–1997Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Kyphosus cinerascens observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1903. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.

2026-10-14

East Honolulu, HI, US

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

2026-10-10

XWQ2+X8F, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1960501, Ägypten

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

2026-10-10

'Coral gardens' zone

(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

Hanauma Bay Beach Park, HI, US

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

2026-10-07

Padangbai, Manggis, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia

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

2026-10-02

Hanauma Bay, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA

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

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Cite this specimen

Kyphosus cinerascens. BPBM 1320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37314519. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1320.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37314519 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026