Parupeneus cyclostomus
Goldsaddle Goatfish
As recorded: Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Mullidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, S.R. Christian, and N. YoungDean B. Cannoy →Steve R. Christian →Johnson Randall →N.Y. Young →
- Date
- December 23, 1970
- Locality
- Pitcairn Island; SE side; off Down Rope (="The Rope")
- Island
- Pitcairn Island
- Depth
- 29 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 23, 1970, J.E. Randall, D.B. Cannoy, S.R. Christian, and N. Young also collected 12 other specimens.
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Centropyge flavissima
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Chaetodon mertensii
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Chaetodon pelewensis
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Cosmocampus howensis
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Epinephelus hexagonatus
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Gymnothorax eurostus
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Gymnothorax meleagris
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Paracirrhites forsteri
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Sebastapistes mauritiana
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Parupeneus cyclostomus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,368 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Ampasibe, Madagascar
(c) voyageurs_lyonnais, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Indonesia
(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
GG46+WVH, Dahab, South Sinai Governorate 8772452, Egypte
(c) Victor Van Muylem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Parupeneus cyclostomus. BPBM 13238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37948536. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13238.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37948536 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026