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Girella cyanea
Blue Drummer
As recorded: Girella cyanea Macleay, 1881
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Kyphosidae
- Collected by
- B.C. Russell
- Date
- February 7, 1973
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island; reef W of Mt. Lidgbird
- Island
- Lord Howe
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 7, 1973, B.C. Russell also collected 2 other specimens.
Girella cyanea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 262 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-08.
2026-10-08
Emily Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-23
Emily Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-22
Kingston, Norfolk Island
(c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-06-22
Kingston, Norfolk Island
(c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-06-14
Slaughter Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-28
Whangarei District, Northland Region, New Zealand
(c) Lukas Phan-huy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Girella cyanea. BPBM 14780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36952417. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/14780.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36952417 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026