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BPBM 15124Ichthyology

Arothron meleagris

English: Spotted Puffer; Guineafowl Puffer (1)

As recorded: Arothron meleagris (Lacepède, 1798)

Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae

Collected by
W.A. Gosline, V.E. Brock, and Y. YamaguchiVernon Brock →W.A. Gosline →Y. Yamaguchi →
Date
February 25, 1951
Locality
Johnston Atoll; reef S of Sand Island
Island
Johnston Atoll
Record type
Preserved specimen
31 Bishop specimens of Arothron meleagris · collected 1902–1973Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 25, 1951, W.A. Gosline, V.E. Brock, and Y. Yamaguchi also collected 12 other specimens.

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Chaetodon citrinellus

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Chlorurus perspicillatus

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Gnatholepis anjerensis

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Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus

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Gymnothorax gracilicauda

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Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

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Pristiapogon taeniopterus

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Scolecenchelys cookei

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Stethojulis balteata

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Thalassoma quinquevittatum

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Uropterygius supraforatus

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Cite this specimen

Arothron meleagris. BPBM 15124. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35211651. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15124.

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