Spratelloides delicatulus
Blueback Sprat
As recorded: Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832)
Animalia › Chordata › Clupeiformes › Clupeidae
- Collected by
- W.A. Gosline and E. HunterW.A. Gosline →E. Hunter →
- Date
- August 5, 1955
- Locality
- Maui; 8 miles W of Lahaina
- Island
- Maui
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1955, W.A. Gosline and E. Hunter also collected 16 other specimens.
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Spratelloides delicatulus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-24.
2026-08-24
Kealakekua Bay State Historical Park, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) yeahtoadally, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-19
Slaughter Bay, Kingston 2899, Norfolk Island
(c) Susan Prior, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-02
Mansuar to Mioskon Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Nicola Crockford, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-20
65M3+53, Archangelos 851 02, Griechenland
(c) Fabian Hertel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-11
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Ben Ginter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-07
Kailua Bay, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Cricket Raspet, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Spratelloides delicatulus. BPBM 15337. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38749832. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/15337.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38749832 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026