Sufflamen bursa
Lei Triggerfish
As recorded: Sufflamen bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Balistidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, et alW.A. Gosline →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- February 9, 1952
- Locality
- Hawaii; Kona coast; Keauhou Bay
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 9, 1952, W.A. Gosline, J.E. Randall, et al also collected 6 other specimens.
Sufflamen bursa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,731 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Saint-Paul, RE-PL, RE
(c) Marilou Werlé, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
627P+W39, Feeali, Malediven
(c) Markus Schneider, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) quackerattacker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
MU
(c) jmargand87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Flying Fish Cove Shire of Christmas Island 6798, Christmas Island
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Sufflamen bursa. BPBM 15090. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38888605. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15090.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38888605 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026