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Chromis margaritifer
As recorded: Chromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Pomacentridae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline, D.W. Strasburg, et alW.A. Gosline →D.W. Strasburg →
- Date
- December 30, 1959
- Locality
- Palmyra Atoll; 500 yards W of Sand Islet; N border of channel
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 30, 1959, W.A. Gosline, D.W. Strasburg, et al also collected 11 other specimens.
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Antennatus coccineus
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Bathygobius fuscus
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Chromis vanderbilti
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Fowleria marmorata
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Labroides rubrolabiatus
Ichthyology
Pseudogramma polyacantha
Ichthyology
Thalassoma lunare
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Thalassoma purpureum
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Thalassoma quinquevittatum
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Uropterygius supraforatus
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Chromis margaritifer observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 888 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kina Street, Madang, PG
(c) rusfam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
GRCV+334, Metinaro, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Dili Rock Dive Site, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Qamea, Fiji
(c) Martin Holladay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Cabbage Tree Bay, AU-NS-MN, AU-NS, AU
(c) Michal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Inner 'Lighthouse' zone
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chromis margaritifer. BPBM 15274. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35985428. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15274.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35985428 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026