
Hyporhamphus
As recorded: Hyporhamphus Gill, 1859
Animalia › Chordata › Beloniformes › Hemiramphidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall, J.H. Choat, G.R. Allen, and B.C. RussellGerald R. Allen →J. Howard Choat →Johnson Randall →B.C. Russell →
- Date
- January 11, 1973
- Locality
- One Tree Island; SE side; pool in outer reef isolated at low tide
- Island
- One Tree
- Depth
- 1 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 11, 1973, J.E. Randall, J.H. Choat, G.R. Allen, and B.C. Russell also collected 24+ other specimens.
Hyporhamphus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,126 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Robert Moses State Park Dr, Babylon, NY, US
(c) uraveragefisherman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Midnight Ct, Runaway Bay, QLD, AU
(c) gotta_catch_em_all151, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
(c) krakebolle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Grand Isle, LA 70358, USA
(c) Brian Cavalier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Back Sound, NC, US
(c) Seth Shively, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Long Beach, CA, US
(c) Riley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hyporhamphus. BPBM 14361. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37251371. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14361.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37251371 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
