Neocirrhites armatus
Flame Hawkfish
As recorded: Neocirrhites armatus Castelnau, 1873
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Cirrhitidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 26, 1971
- Locality
- Tubuai Island; 1 mile SW of anchorage off pass; outside barrier reef
- Island
- Tubuai Island
- Depth
- 15 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 26, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 12 other specimens.
Canthigaster
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Canthigaster janthinoptera
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Caracanthus maculatus
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Chromis pamae
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Chrysiptera galba
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Dascyllus
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Halichoeres claudia
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Labroides rubrolabiatus
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Labropsis polynesica
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Pseudanthias ventralis
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Pseudocheilinus citrinus
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Pseudocheilinus ocellatus
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Neocirrhites armatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 90 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
South Pacific Ocean
(c) Sylvie Omnès, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Baie Nuarei, French Polynesia, PF
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-21
Rota, CNMI
(c) hallechoeres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Îles du Vent, PF
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-23
Unknown7, JP-SZ, JP
(c) Gomen See, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Neocirrhites armatus. BPBM 13684. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37643671. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/13684.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37643671 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026