
Balistoides conspicillum
Clown Triggerfish
As recorded: Balistoides conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Starck II
- Date
- March 2, 1972
- Locality
- Augulpelu Reef
- Island
- Augulpelu Reef
- Depth
- 64 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Balistoides conspicillum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,363 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Manggarai Barat, ID-NT, ID
(c) Nicholas Buxton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Zamami, JP-ON, JP
(c) James Goodsell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Australien
(c) Claus Hocke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Padangbai, Manggis, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
KwaZulu-Natal, ZA
(c) bridgetskill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Balistoides conspicillum. BPBM 13434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35419646. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13434.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35419646 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
