BPBM 1359Ichthyology

Pseudobalistes fuscus

Blue Triggerfish

As recorded: Balistes fuscus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: February 1, 1901
Locality: Tahiti
Island: Tahiti
Record type: Preserved specimen

7 Bishop specimens of Pseudobalistes fuscus · collected 1901–1979Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1901, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pseudobalistes fuscus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1901. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 770 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Baie des Citrons, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie, NC

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

2026-10-20

Red Sea, EG

(c) owen2408, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Baie des citrons, sud, Nouméa

(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Baie des Citrons, Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie

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

2026-10-17

Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto

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

2026-10-14

Safaja, EG-BA, EG

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

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Cite this specimen

Pseudobalistes fuscus. BPBM 1359. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35420295. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1359.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35420295 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026