BPBM 13581Ichthyology

Sebastapistes galactacma

Galactacma Scorpionfish

As recorded: Sebastapistes galactacma Jenkins, 1903

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

40 Bishop specimens of Sebastapistes galactacma · collected 1901–2002Species 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.

Sebastapistes galactacma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-02.

2026-04-02

Hawaii County, HI, USA

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