Caracanthus unipinna

Coral Croucher

As recorded: Caracanthus unipinna (Gray, 1831)

Animalia › Chordata › Scorpaeniformes › Scorpaenidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall, D.M. Devaney, D.B. Cannoy, and J.R. HaywoodDean B. Cannoy →Dennis M. Devaney →Jim Haywood →Johnson Randall →
Date: December 11, 1970
Locality: Mangareva Island; SW side of Tenoko Island; outside reef
Island: Mangareva Island
Depth: 12 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

20 Bishop specimens of Caracanthus unipinna · collected 1913–1992Species page ›

Collected the same day

On December 11, 1970, J.E. Randall, D.M. Devaney, D.B. Cannoy, and J.R. Haywood also collected 24+ other specimens.

Caracanthus unipinna observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-03.

2026-01-03

Guam, 66010

(c) Curtis Hart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-22

The Blowhole, Lady Elliot Island

(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-18

Sandfly-Buenavista, Central, Solomon Islands

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-04

Lomaiviti, Fiji

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-13

Touho, Nouvelle-Calédonie

(c) Amaury Durbano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2019-10-12

Lomaiviti, Fiji

(c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Caracanthus unipinna. BPBM 13580. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35769452. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13580.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35769452 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026